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? Detention cases in the West Bank after October 7 exceeded (7510)

? Brief on detention campaigns carried out in the West Bank

* ⁠Women: (240) women have been arrested ( including women arrested from the lands occupied in 1948.
* ⁠Children: (500) children have been arrested
* ⁠journalists: (57) journalists have been arrested, (38) of them are still under arrest, and (22) sentenced to administrative detention
* ⁠more than (4122) orders of administrative detention have been issued since the 7th of October
* ⁠(12) detainees martyred in Israeli prisons after the 7th of October ( Omar Daraghmeh from Tubas, Arafat Hamdan from Ramallah, Majed Zaqqul from Gaza, the fourth martyr is unknown, Abdulrahman Maree from Salfit, Thaer Abu Assab from Qalqilia and Abdulrahman Bahsh from Nablus, Muhammad Sabbar from Hebron, Khaled Shawish from Tubas, Ezz Al-deen banna from Gaza, Assef Refae and Ahmad Qdaih from Ramallah), in addition to Muhammad Abu Snaineh, who martyred in Hadassa Hospital.

 

Data provided on detention cases includes detainees who still under arrest and liberated ones

Data does not include detention cases of Gaza, due to the occupation’s refusal to give information and practicing the crime of forcible hide against them

- the total number of detainees in Israeli prisons stands at (9100) including more than (3558) administrative detainees and (793) detainees from Gaza who were classified as illegal fighters.

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Brief on detention campaigns carried out after October 7 until January 9, 2024

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Brief on detention campaigns carried out after October 7 until January 9, 2024
 
 * (5755) arrest cases , the highest percentage was in Hebron
 * ⁠Women: (190) women have been arrested ( including women arrested from the lands occupied in 1948. 
* ⁠Children: (355) children have been arrested
 * ⁠journalists: (50) journalists have been arrested, (35) of them are still under arrest, and (20) sentenced to administrative detention * ⁠(2796) orders of administrative detention have been issued since the 7th of October
 * ⁠(7) detainees martyred in Israeli prisons after the 7th of October ( Omar Daraghmeh from Tubas, Arafat Hamdan from Ramallah, Majed Zaqqul from Gaza, the fourth martyr is unknown, Abdulrahman Maree from Salfit, Thaer Abu Assab from Qalqilia and Abdulrahman Bahsh from Nablus) The Israeli occupation forces implemented field executions, including detainees’ relatives 
 
 *Data provided on detention cases includes detainees who still under arrest and liberated ones
 
 *Data does not include detention cases of Gaza, due to the occupation’s refusal to give information and practicing the crime of forcible hide against them
 
- the total number of detainees in Israeli prisons stands at (8800) including more than (3291) administrative detainees and (661) detainees from Gaza who were classified as illegal fighters 
 
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Semi-annual report issued by detainees' institutions on detention, violations and latest statistics Detainees' institutions: the Israeli authorities arrested more than (3860) Palestinians in the first half of 2023

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Semi-annual report issued by detainees' institutions on detention, violations and latest statistics 
 
Detainees' institutions: the Israeli authorities arrested more than (3860) Palestinians in the first half of 2023
 
"The occupation authorities and the extremist right wing government pursued the escalation in crime levels against detainees"
 
The first half of the year witnessed significant transformations on the level of attacks, abuse and violations which affected all aspects of detainees' cause. These changes are linked basically to the escalation of the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people,  who struggle for their freedom, and also linked to the extremist right wing government, which intensified the level of crimes against our people,  and classified as war crimes. 
It is part of the apartheid regime,  which aims at undermining the struggle against the occupation. Detention, violations and torture, incitement against detainees and enacting racist laws are parts of the occupation's system pursued against detainees. 
 
There are currently (5000) detainees held in Israeli prisons,  including (32) women,  (160) minors and (1132) administrative detainees.
 
"Percentage of detention cases, and the most prominent firm and variable policies and crimes"
 
Detainees' institutions stated that (3866) arrest cases have been recorded in the first half of 2023, where the highest rate goes for Jerusalem with (1800) cases. Moreover,  they arrested (568) children and (72) women,  in addition to (1608) orders of administrative detention.  The highest rate of arrests was during April 2023, with (1001) arrest cases.
 
Detainees institutions ( Commission of Detainees' Affairs, Palestinian Society Prisoner's Club,  Addameer Association for Human Rights and Wadi Hilweh Information Centre) confirmed that these statistics are very close to the rate of detention cases witnessed in the first half of 2023, where the changes are not linked to figures only, but also to the level of crime and violations that accompanied the detention cases, especially (field executions, assassination and collective punishments). 
 
It is worthy to mention that there was an obvious increase in the orders of administrative detention, where the Israeli authorities have issued (1608) orders in the first half of this year, in comparison with (862) orders in the first half of 2022.
 
Arrest cases were focused on the cities that witnessed acts of struggle, such as Jericho, especially Aqb Jaber camp with (201) cases, in addition to (291) cases in Jenin and Jenin camp and (215) cases in Nablus until June 2023.
 
This percentage  is not the highest on the nation's level, where the highest rate of arrest cases was in Jerusalem and Hebron.
 
The crime of (collective punishment) was the most prominent violation used by the Israeli authorities against detainees and their families in addition to martyrs' families. 
 
Arrest cases which targeted detainees' families were accompanied by incursions to their houses, field executions and damage in the house belongings.
 
This crime was spread to villages and camps around the Israeli settlements,  where house demolishing was part of the collective punishment conducted against detainees' families. 
 
4 house of detainees have been demolished ( the detainee Younes Hilan, Islam Froukh, Osama Taweel and Kamal Jouri), where this crime caused serious psychological effects on detainees families and children.
 
"Shooting detainees before and after arrest "
 
Detainees' institutions documented the crime of shooting detainees before arrest, in addition to arresting wounded persons including children.
 
This issue left profound consequences on detainees in Israeli prisons, especially that they are in urgent need of medical care.
 
Cases in point are the detainees ( Osama Taweel,  Kamal Jouri and Fatima Shaheen), and the injured detainee Muhammad Zughayar who suffers from distortion in his body due to an injury before 20 years. 
He needs special medical care but the occupation authorities still holding him.
 
"The crime of administrative detention is a witness on the variables related to detainees' cause"
 
The Israeli authorities issued (1608) orders of administrative detention,  including (813) new orders and (795) renewal orders. 
 
It is worthy to mention that 80% of administrative detainees are former detainees, where there are currently (1132), including (3) women and (18) children.
 
"Let's eliminate the legitimacy of the occupation's courts through boycott"
 
The occupation's courts pursued embedding the crime of administrative detention, where it is a means of imposing control over the Palestinian people especially detainees in Israeli prisons. 
 
Over the years,  the occupation military courts were moot courts that aimed at confirming the policy of administrative detention as procedure imposed against detainees to abuse and torture detainees and their families.
 
Over the past decade, administrative detainees have conducted hunger strikes against the arbitrary policy of administrative detention, which included boycotting the military courts. 
 
On January 2022, administrative detainees started a collective campaign represented in boycotting all military courts and lasted for September. During that phase,  80 detainees went through the boycott process,  and there are 60 of them who still boycotting the military courts.
 
"Legislation of racist laws"
 
Threats against detainees and their families are turned into legislations, laws and draft laws. 
 
The Israeli authorities started to pass racist laws since the right wing government was established, where these laws affected detainees' fate such as: the law of executing detainees who implemented struggle acts against the occupation, the law of withdrawing the nationality and residency from Jerusalem detainees, the law of displacement of the families of detainees and martyrs and the law of depriving detainees of the right to treatment.
 
The fascist minister Ben Gvir issued instructions to deduct from the canteen funds from detainees accounts in case they use the dental clinic. They deduct (175) NIS for each hour in dental clinic. In addition,  they made amendments to the anti terrorism law, which allows withholding remains of martyrs, and they drafted a law to prevent the early release, a law that allows holding children under the age of 12 in prison,  a draft law that allows the police minister to impose administrative detention,  and many other laws that affect detainees and their families, especially in Jerusalem and the lands occupied in 1948.
 
"Conditions of detainees in Israeli prisons and their confrontation against continuous crimes"
 
Detainees' conditions in Israeli prisons witnessed a series of changes, where the administration of prisons tries to impose new conditions against them to take away their rights.
 
For example, the administration of prisons tended to decrease the amount of water provided for detainees, in addition to decreasing the quantity of bread.
 
Besides, there are firm policies still used, such as the crime of medical ignorance, where the detainees Ahmad Abu Ali and Khader Adnan have been martyred due to this policy.
 
It is worthy to mention that the detainee Khader Adnan entered a hunger strike in a protest against his arbitrary administrative detention for 86 days, where he was in a bad health conditions,  but the Israeli authorities did not care and kept him in prison until he passed away on May 2, 2023. It is worth mentioning that his remain is withheld besides to the remains of other 10 detainees  from the Captive Movement.
 
There are currently (700) sick detainees in Israeli prisons, including 24 who have cancer. 
 
A case in point is the detainee Walid Daqqa, who is detained since 38 years, and has cancer in the spinal cord. His health condition deteriorated due to medical ignorance, and he is currently held at the clinic of Al-ramla prison. 
 
Detainees' institutions reviews the case of the detainee Walid Daqqa..
 
Walid Nimer Daqqa, 62, is from the lands occupied in 1948. He was supposed to be released on March 2023, but the occupation court added two years to his sentence, under the pretext that he was involved in bringing cellphones to detainees. 
 
His health condition deteriorated on March and he had a surgery to remove part of his right lung.
 
Moreover,  the Israeli authorities pursued using the policy of solitary confinement, which was escalated remarkably since 2021, especially after the operation of "freedom tunnel "
There are currently (35) detainees in isolation, including detainees who suffer from chronic and psychological diseases, such as the detainee Ahmad Manasra.
 
 Another case in point is the detainee Muhammad Khalil who has been isolated since 15 years.  
 
In addition to this policy, the Israeli authorities pursued using the policy of incursions to prisons' sections and attacking detainees, and obstructing family visits.
 
Detainees have implemented a series of protest steps on February and March, protesting against the procedures announced by the extremist minister Ben Gvir.
 
"Variables on some detainees categories in terms of figures"
 
The number of detainees who serve life sentences reached to (558) since the beginning of the year, where (6) detainees have been sentenced to life imprisonment: Alaa Qabha from Jenin,  Muath Hamed from Silwad, Yousef Assi, Yahya Marei from Salfit, Mahmood Atawneh from Hebron and Zaid Amer from Nablus. 
 
There are currently (22) senior detainees, who are imprisoned before the Oslo Accord, three of them have been released ( Kareem Younis,  Maher Younis and Basheer Khatib).
 
The oldest detainee in Israeli prisons is the detainee Muhammad Tous, who is imprisoned since 1985.
There are (11) detainees who have been released under an exchange bargain, and they got rearrested in 2014, such as the detainee Nael Barghouthi who is serving the longest period of detention and spent (43) years in prison.
 
"Recommendations of Detainees' institutions"
 
In the light of all dangerous variables in the cause of Palestinian detainees, detainees institutions call upon international human rights organisations to face these variables which affect the Palestinian society,  and to force Israel to stop its crimes and hold Israel accountable. 
 
They also call upon organisations to reconsider dealing with the occupation's judiciary, which reinforces crimes against detainees, by implementing political orders,  especially the administrative detention.
 
Our call comes under the slogan of ( Let's eliminate the legitimacy of the occupation's courts through boycott).

Detainees' institutions: The Israeli authorities arrested (598) Palestinians on January 2023

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The Israeli authorities arrested (598) Palestinians on January 2023, including (99) minors and (8) women,  wher the highest rate of arrests goes to Jerusalem, followed by Hebron and then Jenin.
 
Detainees' institutions and human rights organisations ( The Commission of Detainees' Affairs,  The Palestinian Society Prisoner's Club,  Addameer Association for human rights and Wadi Hilweh Information centre) pointed out that there are currently (4780) detainees in Israeli prisons,  including (29) women,  (160) minors and (915) administrative detainees, including (2) women and (5) children. 
 
The highest rate of arrests was in Jerusalem with (255) cases, followed by Hebron with (81) cases and then Jenin with (62) cases. In addition, (260) orders of administrative detention have been issued,  including (103) new orders and (157) extending orders.
 
Detainees' institutions confirmed that arrest campaigns are increasing,  where these campaigns are accompanied by many violations such as field executions,  torture,  arresting family members and field interrogation.
 
The largest campaign of arrests was conducted in Jerusalem in 28/1/2023, with (60) cases , including the mother of the martyr Khayri Alqam and the mother of the injured detainee Mahmood Elewat. 
 
* Brutal stormings and sanctions against women detainees 
 
 
The Israeli authorities pursued violating the rights of women detainees in Damoun prison,  where the Yamaz special forces stormed their rooms and isolated (5) of them, including the detainee Yasmeen Shaaban, who got isolated at Neve Tertisia/ Ramla. 
 
Moreover,  the Israeli authorities imposed many sanctions against women detainees, such as cutting off the power, prevent family visits, and prevent phone calls for a month. 
 
They faced difficult and inhumane living conditions, which do not take into consideration their rights guaranteed by international agreements,  as they were subjected to physical psychological torture, in addition to solitary confinement and medical ignoranc. 
 
There are currently (29) women detainees in Israeli prisons, including (3) minors: (Nufouth Hammad,  Zamzam Qawasmei and Rama Abu Aisheh).
 
The longest period of detention for women goes to the detainee Maysoun Musa, who is detained since 2015, and the highest sentence goes for the detainees Shurouq Dwayat and Shatella Abu Awwad, with 16 years.
 
There are (7) mothers in Israeli prisons, in addition to (10) injured detainees, the most difficult case is the detainee Israa Jaabees from Jerusalem, who is sentenced to 11 years. 
 
 
* The number of administrative detention orders increases remarkably 
 
 
The administrative detention increased remarkably in the past few years, as a deliberate procedure within the policy of collective punishment practiced by the Israeli authorities against Palestinians. 
 
There were (483) administrative detainees in 2022, where the number increased in 2023 to (914).
 
It is worthy to mention that (260) orders of administrative detention have been issued on January 2023, including (103) new orders and (157) renewal orders.
 
In response for this unjust procedure,  the administrative detainees announced their readiness for implementing many actions to confront this policy. 
 
It is also worth mentioning that (30) administrative detainees have entered hunger strike last year, and boycotted the military courts, protesting against their administrative detention. 
 
(20) detainees joined the strike  which lasted for 19 days, where the occupation authorities promised to respond to their demands.  
 
Unfortunately,  they renewed the administrative detention orders for the majority of them. A case in point is the detainee Asem Kaabi, who was sentenced to administrative detention for 4 months.
 
* The policy of collective punishment in Jerusalem 
 
The Israeli authorities started to close the houses of detainees and martyrs who implemented militant operations in Jerusalem,  as part of the racist policy of Israel. 
 
The Israeli occupation passed a law that allows to close the houses of strugglers without consulting the court. 
 
For example,  the Israeli authorities closed the house of the martyr Khayri Alqam in 28/1/2023, and arrested (60) persons within a campaign of collective punishment against Palestinians.

Detainees' institutions: The occupation authorities arrested 7000 Palestinians in 2022

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Detainees' institutions: The occupation authorities arrested 7000 Palestinians in 2022

( The Commission of Detainees' Affairs, The Palestinian Society Prisoner's Club, Addameer Association for Human Rights, and Wadi Hilweh Information Center) pointed out, in the joint annual report, that 2022 was the bloodiest year full of crimes and violations.

The report showed that there are a lot of changes across arrest campaigns implemented by the Israeli forces, which were basically connected to the escalation of struggle against the occupation.

The Israeli occupation forces arrested (7000) Palestinian people, including Jerusalem and Gaza Strip, where this was the highest rate of arrests in comparison with last year, especially in the West Bank. Last year, arrest cases in the West Bank and Jerusalem were (6000) cases, including (2000) arrests in the lands occupied in 1984.

(882) minors have been detained in 2022, in addition to (172) women and (2409) administrative detention orders. There are (40) injured persons who got arrested in 2022,including children.

Arrests increased on April 2022, with (1228) cases, and May and October 2022 with (690) cases. With regard to the number of arrests in Palestinian cities, Jerusalem had the highest number with (3000) cases, and (106) cases in Gaza Strip, including (64) Fishermen.

(600) orders of house custody have been issued, the majority of them are from Jerusalem. There are currently ( 4700) detainees in Israeli prisons, distributed to (23) prisons and detention centres, including (29) women in Damoun prison, (150) minors and (850) administrative detainees, including (7) minors and (2) women.

Moreover, there are (330) detainees who spent more than 20 years in prison, (25) of them are imprisoned before the Oslo Accord, such as the detainees Kareem Younis and Maher Younis, who were imprisoned since 1983. Furthermore, there are (552) detainees who are sentenced to life imprisonment, the highest of which goes for the detainee Abdullah Barghouthi, with (67) life sentences.

With regard to the martyrs of the Captive Movement, the number has increased to (233) martyrs by 2022, the last of whom was the detainee Naser Abu Hmaid. In terms of withholding remains, the martyrs who's remains are withheld risen to 11.

Regarding the sick detainees, there are more than (600) detainees who suffer from different diseases, including (24) detainees who have cancer. As for solitary confinement, (70) detainees got isolated throughout this year, and (40) of them are still isolated.

Moreover, there are (5) members of the Legislative Council imprisoned in Israeli prisons, (2) of them are under the administrative detention, and (15) journalists, including (5) under the administrative detention.

Detainees' institutions: the occupation authorities arrested (490) Palestinians on November 2022

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The occupation authorities arrested (490) Palestinians on November 2022, including (76) minors and (12) women. The highest rate of arrests goes for Hebron, followed by Jerusalem, Ramallah, Jenin and Nablus.

Detainees' institutions and human rights organisations ( The Commission of Detainees' Affairs, the Palestinian Society Prisoner's Club, Addameer Association and Wadi Hilweh Information centre) pointed out that there are currently (4700) detainees in Israeli prisons, including (34) women, (150) minors and (835) administrative detainees including (3) women and (4) minors.

The highest rate of arrests on November 2022 was in Hebron with (135) cases, followed by Jerusalem with (123) cases, and Ramallah with (52) .

(242) administrative detention orders have been issued on November 2022, including (120) new orders and (122) renewal orders.

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