More than 8,400 arrested in West Bank since 7 October, say prisoners' groups

At least 8,425 Palestinians have been arrested by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank since 7 October, according to Palestinian prisoner groups.

The Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society, and the Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association said in a joint statement on Monday that the number included about 540 children and 66 journalists.