Over 9,650 Palestinians detained by Israeli occupation forces since October

RAMALLAH: More than 9,655 Palestinians from the West Bank, including Jerusalem, have been detained by Israeli occupation forces since the onset of the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza in early October 2023, according to Palestinian Prisoners' Society and the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs. In a joint statement released today, they detailed that this figure includes individuals detained from their homes, those detained at military checkpoints, those who surrendered under pressure, and those held as hostages. The report highlights that in the past two days alone, at least 30 individuals were detained across the occupied West Bank, including a woman and several former prisoners. The detentions were concentrated in the districts of Ramallah, Hebron, Qalqilya, Tulkarm, Jenin, Jericho, and Jerusalem. Source: Palestine news and Information Agency – WAFA