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Israeli detention of Palestinians

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2026-10-06 11:20 UTC → 2026-10-12 16:22 UTC · added ~~removed~~

Since 2023, Israeli authorities have arrested more than 24,000 Palestinians, with ~~approximately 3,600~~ recent data indicating over 26,000 arrests ~~occurring~~ in the West Bank since the start of ~~2026.~~ the current conflict, alongside thousands more in Gaza. As of early October 2026, approximately 9,300 individuals are held in Israeli prisons. This population includes 118 prisoners serving life sentences, 91 women, 350 children, 3,101 administrative detainees, and 1,419 individuals classified as ‘unlawful ~~combatants,’ including detainees from Syria and Lebanon.~~ combatants.’ Data indicates that 49% of prisoners are held without formal charges or trials. Palestinian prisoner organizations reported that 92 identified prisoners have died in custody over the last three years, representing approximately 28% of all prisoner deaths recorded since 1967. ~~Organizations also noted that the~~ The fate of dozens of detainees from the Gaza Strip remains unknown due to enforced disappearance. Prison conditions have reportedly deteriorated, with detainees documenting severe weight ~~loss from food shortages and~~ loss, the spread of skin ~~diseases. Reports of~~ diseases such as scabies, and physical abuse ~~include the use of~~ involving rubber bullets, gas, dogs, and ~~instances of detainees being burned with cigarettes. There has~~ cigarette burns. Concerns have been ~~a reported escalation in~~ raised regarding the ~~detention~~ treatment of female detainees, including allegations of repression and denial of medical care. Detention of media ~~workers. The~~ workers continues to escalate. Journalist Bushra al-Tawil has had her administrative detention renewed for an additional four months; the Palestinian ~~Prisoner~~ Prisoners Club ~~reported that the number of detained journalists~~ reports she has ~~risen to 39. Recent developments include the arrest of Alaa al-Rimawi~~ been held in ~~Ramallah~~ isolation for approximately 50 days at Ofer prison and has faced physical abuse. Other recent judicial actions include the ~~transfer~~ detention of journalists Muath Amarna and Sabri ~~Jibrin to administrative detention for four months. On September 23, military courts extended~~ Jibrin, and the ~~detention~~ extension of ~~journalist~~ Niqaa Bajis ~~Hamed until September 28. Judicial actions regarding~~ Hamed’s detention ~~have intensified, characterized~~ by repeated trial postponements for several detainees, including Hussein Hassan al-Barghouti, whose trial has been delayed seven consecutive times. In late September 2026, the Palestinian Prisoner Club reported a surge in systematic field interrogations across the West Bank, with over 100 citizens subjected to interrogations in a 48-hour period. military courts.

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