Palestinian groups highlight plight of detainees on Eid al-Fitr
The Palestinian Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees and the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society are drawing attention to the plight of those held in Israeli jails as Palestinians mark Land Day and Eid al-Fitr.
In a joint statement, the organisations said that this year’s Land Day and Eid al-Fitr comes at “the bloodiest time” in Palestinian history due to the ongoing “genocide” in Gaza and continued attacks on the occupied West Bank.
It said:
- Israel is holding more than 9,500 Palestinian prisoners, including 350 children, 22 women and 3,405 in administrative detention, meaning they are being imprisoned without trial or charge.
- At least 63 Palestinians have died in Israeli custody since the war on Gaza, including 40 from the Strip.
- Israeli forces have carried out more than 15,700 arrests in the occupied West Bank since the war on Gaza began.
- Thousands more have been arrested from Gaza, but the exact number is not known as Israel has refused to reveal those details.
Israeli forces kill Palestinian man in occupied West Bank
The Palestinian Health Ministry says Israeli forces have killed the 22-year-old man in the town of Tammun and are withholding his body, according to the Wafa news agency. The ministry identified the slain man as Ahmad Qasem Suleiman Bani Odeh.
Israeli forces use tear gas on Palestinians visiting Jenin cemetery
They targeted Palestinians paying respects to loved ones at a Jenin cemetery on Eid al-Fitr, causing “suffocation injuries”, according to local media reports. Verified footage from Al Jazeera’s Sanad agency captures crowds scrambling for safety as clouds of tear gas spread in the area.
