The thousands of Palestinians Israel arrests, tortures, holds even in death
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Local monitors say at least 9,500 Palestinians from the occupied West Bank are in captivity, a sharp uptick from the 5,200 who were in prison before October 7.
Many are held under “administrative detention” – a measure inherited from the British colonial mandate that Israeli authorities use to hold Palestinians captive without charge or process indefinitely.
Palestinians in administrative detention have no information about their situation, not being told the charges against them or the ostensible evidence.
“They don’t treat you like a human being in prison. They treat you like an animal,” Nada*, 24, a Palestinian who has been held under administrative detention, told Al Jazeera.
Israeli forces continue nightly raid on towns, cities in occupied West Bank
Palestinians have been beaten and arrested during raids by Israeli forces on communities across the West Bank, the Wafa news agency reports. A young man was assaulted and detained during a raid in Beitunia town, located to the west of Ramallah, according to the Palestinian news agency.
Confrontations between local people and Israeli forces erupted during a raid on the Shuafat refugee camp, northeast of Jerusalem, during which gas was deployed by the Israeli military.
Raids were also under way in villages west of Jenin city, and intense activity by Israeli military drones was reported in the skies above the region, Wafa reports. Two Palestinians were also arrested at a checkpoint set up by Israeli forces who stormed the town of Azzun, located to the east of Qalqilya.
Deadly Israeli attacks on occupied West Bank must be investigated: UN
The spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says a surge in attacks by settlers and Israel forces in the occupied West Bank is “extremely worrying”. “The killing of civilians is to be condemned and needs to be fully investigated,” Stephane Dujarric told a news conference at the UN headquarters in New York City.
At least 468 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli soldiers, settlers or both in the occupied West Bank since October 7, the Palestinian Health Ministry says.
