Hebron: Israeli occupation forces on Monday detained a person with disability from Beit Ummar town, north of the occupied West Bank city of Hebron. The individual was identified as a resident of Sair town and was detained amidst a barrage of tear gas and concussion bombs.
According to Palestine News and Information Agency - WAFA, the incident occurred when the occupying forces stormed the town. In the early hours of Monday, the forces also detained 15 released prisoners from Aqbat Jaber refugee camp, south of Jericho. These actions are part of frequent raids conducted by the occupation forces across the West Bank, targeting Palestinian homes under the pretext of searching for 'wanted' individuals. These raids often lead to confrontations with local residents.
The Israeli military operates with extensive authority, conducting these raids without search warrants, enabled by its arbitrary powers. Under Israeli military law, commanders have full executive, legislative, and judicial control over the approximately 3 million Palestinians residing in the West Bank, leaving the local population without any influence over the legal processes affecting their lives.
According to the latest figures from Addameer, the Palestinian Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, there are currently 11,100 Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli facilities. This includes 400 children and 53 women. Among these prisoners, about 3,544 are held under 'administrative detention', a practice that allows for detention without charge or trial, based on undisclosed evidence.
The mass detention of Palestinians has been ongoing for decades. A 2017 report by Addameer noted that over the past 50 years, more than 800,000 Palestinians have been detained by Israeli forces, a number that is now estimated to be closer to 1 million. This widespread imprisonment has affected approximately 40% of Palestinian men and boys living under military occupation, with almost every family experiencing the loss of a member to detention.
