April 2026 Update on Numbers of Palestinian Political Detainees in Israeli Occupation’s Prisons

▪️These figures are based on data gathered by Palestinian prisoners’ institutions including from the Israeli occupation’s prison services databases as of early April 2026.

* There are more than 9,600 Palestinian political prisoners held by the occupying state.
* Among them are 84 female prisoners.
* Some 350 children are among them, held in Megiddo and Ofer prisons.
* The number of Palestinians abducted from the occupied West Bank and are held without trial or charge, also known as “administrative detainees” is 3,532, representing the highest proportion in the prisons compared to sentenced prisoners, those awaiting trial, and those classified as “unlawful combatants.”
* The number of Palestinians abducted from occupied Gaza and are held without trial or charge under the “unlawful combatants” law is 1,251. This figure does not include all detainees from Gaza held in military camps affiliated with the occupation army. This classification also includes Arab detainees from Lebanon and Syria.

Palestinian Prisoners’ institutions