West Bank: Israeli occupation forces detained at least 30 Palestinians from the West Bank from yesterday evening until Monday morning.
According to Palestine News and Information Agency - WAFA, the Commission of Detainees' and Ex-Detainees' Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) reported that among those detained is Ahmed Walid Khashan, a former prisoner from the town of Bir al-Basha in the Jenin Governorate, who was released in the first phase of the ceasefire agreement.
The PPS noted that the occupation forces have been continuing their operations against the Jenin and Tulkarm Governorates for weeks, involving ongoing detention and field investigations. Since the inception of these operations, the number of detainees in Jenin and its refugee camp has reached 480, while Tulkarm and its two refugee camps have seen 230 detainees.
The figures encompass detainees currently held and those released, including various categories of prisoners, particularly young men. The occupation has reportedly implemented policies such as field executions, assassinations, and systematic field investigations impacting numerous families.
Furthermore, citizens have been detained as hostages, and homes have been repurposed as military barracks after their occupants were forced to evacuate. The destruction of infrastructure has also been reported.
Raids on Palestinian homes occur almost daily across the West Bank under the pretext of searching for 'wanted' individuals, often leading to clashes with residents. These raids are conducted under Israeli military law, granting army commanders full control over 3 million Palestinians in the West Bank, with Palestinians having no influence over this authority.
According to Addameer, the Palestinian Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, there are currently 9,500 Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli jails, including 350 child prisoners and 21 female prisoners. This figure includes approximately 3,405 Palestinians under 'administrative detention', a policy allowing detention without charge or trial for intervals of three to six months based on undisclosed evidence.
Historically, mass arrests of Palestinians are common. A 2017 report by Addameer indicated that over the past 50 years, more than 800,000 Palestinians have been detained by Israel, with current figures nearing 1 million. This equates to about 40% of Palestinian men and boys experiencing imprisonment under military occupation, impacting nearly every Palestinian family.