Conditions of detention have deteriorated dramatically with Israel holding an estimated 10,000 Palestinian prisoners
As Israel is set to free more Palestinian prisoners, thousands still detained face alleged mistreatment
The Israeli action at the weekend appears to be why Hamas has demanded a simultaneous swap in the latest exchange.‘I saw the Russian world from inside’: A Ukrainian human rights defender’s journey through war and captivityhad brought exchanges to a halt due to Hamas’s humiliating ceremonies during hostage releases, this practice has not been confined to the Palestinian militant group.
Al-Jazeera has reported that of the prisoners to be freed, 95 were affiliated with Hamas, 40 with the political party Fatah, 16 with Palestinian Islamic Jihad and four with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The number of arrests since October 7th is 14,500. The total number of prisoners has been 9,900-10,000 since 2023; during 2022-2021 the number ranged between 4,450-5,200, demonstrating that there has been a sharp spike in arrests since the Hamas attack on Israel. The national campaign to retrieve martyrs’ bodies said Israel holds the bodies of 641 Palestinians in cemeteries and morgues.
B’Tselem reported half the prisoners were held “without trial, without being presented with the allegations against them, and without access to the right to defend themselves”. Some “were jailed for expressing sympathy for the suffering of Palestinians”. Others were held under suspicion or expressing political opinions. B’Tselem said the only thing they had in common was “being Palestinian”.
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