Thursday, February 15, 2024

Palestinian arrests in West Bank exceeds 7,000 since 7 October

 The number of arrests in the West Bank since 7 October has risen to around 7,020, multiple institutions concerned with the rights of detained Palestinians reported in a joint statement on 13 February.  

According to the statement, 18 arrests were made in the West Bank overnight, including two women from Jericho alongside other children and former prisoners.  

Overnight arrests made by the Israeli forces were mainly carried out in Hebron and Qalqiliya, while other arrests were made across Jericho, Nablus, Jerusalem, and Ramallah.  

The Ministry of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS), and the Addameer Prisoner Care and Human Rights Association behind the joint statement revealed that the total number of arrests – including individuals from the 1948 territories – amounted to approximately 220 women and 440 children.

The number reported includes those arrested in their homes, at military checkpoints, those taken hostage, and those forced to surrender under pressure. 

The statement added that 53 journalists had been detained since 7 October – 36 of whom remain imprisoned – with 21 others under administrative detention without charge or trial.

The detention campaigns are accompanied by escalating instances of abuse, beatings, and threats against the detainees and their family members. This includes the destruction of homes as well as the confiscation of vehicles, money, and jewelry.  

They also reported executions targeting members of detainees' families.

The data given by the prisoner rights groups does not include those arrested from Gaza due to Israel's refusal to disclose such information.  

The total number of Palestinians detained in Israeli prisons is estimated to exceed 9,000 individuals. Among them, there are 3,484 administrative detainees and 606 individuals classified as “illegal fighters” from Gaza.  

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