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At least 9,600 Palestinians held in Israeli jails: Report

According to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society, over 9,600 Palestinians from the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem are presently imprisoned in Israeli jails.

Many of these individuals are detained under administrative detention, a practice widely condemned for holding Palestinians without charge or trial, renewable in six-month periods.

Israeli forces have escalated their raids on Palestinian towns and villages almost daily, intensifying arrests in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and among Palestinian citizens of Israel.

The prisoners’ group also noted that many detainees face abuse and severe beatings during their confinement.