During the occupation of the Rhineland by Allied troops, two German children were arrested by French soldiers in the village of Opladen, on a charge of throwing stones at them. The children, who were aged nine and eleven, were taken to the guard-room and kept there for some hours. Their parents were naturally much distressed, and the matter was brought to the notice of the British authorities, who caused inquiry to be made into the occurrence. The French explained that the children had been guilty of provocation, and had been justly punished. The British pointed out that, according to international law, provocation was no justification for arrest, and demanded the release of the prisoners. The French declined to accept this view, and the children remained in custody until the evening, when they were set free. London Times, 28 February 1930.
Original dispatch: Israeli forces arrest two children in occupied West Bank village