Israel Holds 9,700 Palestinian Prisoners in its Jails

The Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Authority and the Palestine Prisoners Society ( PPS) said the Israeli occupation army has detained  more than 9,700 people since the start of the aggression on the Gaza Strip on 7 October, 2023 according to the Palestine News Agency Wafa.

About 13 Palestinian prisoners, including an elderly woman, were released this morning in central Gaza after several weeks of detention in Israeli detention. pic.twitter.com/zBkKK3g65z

— Wafa News Agency – English (@WAFANewsEnglish) July 17, 2024

The PPS and the Commission said in a joint statement that this toll includes those who were arrested from homes, through military checkpoints, those who were forced to surrender themselves under pressure, and those who were held as hostages.

Israel is detaining 9,700 Palestinians in its prisons and detention centres, including 80 female prisoners and 250 children, according to estimates by the Palestinian Prisoners Club. https://t.co/htO0ZHnWap

— Ahmed Masoud (@masoud_ahmed) July 10, 2024

The statement pointed out that the detentions are accompanied by widespread abuse, beatings, and threats against detainees and their families, in addition to sabotage and destruction of citizens’ homes.

Nearly 9,800 Palestinians in Israeli prisons.

About 20,000 in detention of some sort (including detainees and prisoners from all oPt)

– 88 women and 250 children aged 17 and under still in the prisons.

– 500-700 Palestinian children being held in Israeli military detention… pic.twitter.com/zsiWlE37dK

— Children of Darkness🇵🇸🇿🇦 (@brokenmirror33) July 15, 2024

The Commission and PPS stated that the occupation detained at least 15 people from the West Bank, including three women, a child, and former detainees, from yesterday evening until this morning.