Brief on detention campaigns carried out in the West Bank since the beginning of the genocide
Commission of Detainees Affairs


The total number of arrests stands at (10.800) in the West Bank and Jerusalem. 

Women: the total number of women arrests stands at (410) including women arrested from the lands occupied in 1948, in addition to Gazan women who have been arrested in the West Bank. 
. Children: the number of children arrests stands at (735)
. Journalists: (108) journalists have been arrested, (59) of them are still under arrest, including (7) female journalists and (22) journalists from Gaza, in addition to (14) journalists under the administrative detention.

More than (8872) orders of administrative detention have been issued since October 7, ranging between new orders and renewals, including orders against children and women. 

Detention campaigns carried out since October 7 are accompanied by escalated crimes and violations such as humiliation, brutal beat, threats against detainees and their families, besides to vandalism and destruction in detainees’ houses, confiscating vehicles, gold and money, in addition to the destruction of infrastructure especially in the refugee camps of Tulkarem and Jenin.

 Statistics include detainees who were arrested from their houses, on checkpoints, who surrendered themselves and those who were arrested as hostages. 

Besides to detention campaigns, the Israeli forces implemented field executions, afflicted detainees and their family members. 

*The highest record of arrest cases was in Hebron and Jerusalem*

 (24) detainees martyred in Israeli prisons and military camps since the 7th of October, in addition to tens martyrs from Gaza who died in Israeli prisons and detention centers, whom the occupation has not announced their names or martyrdom conditions. Moreover, they acknowledged the execution of many detainees. 

The remains of (22) detainees who martyred after October 7 are still withheld, among (33) martyrs. 

Data exclude detention cases of Gaza, due to the occupation’s refusal to give any information and the continuation of practicing the crime of enforced disappearance against them. It is worth mentioning that the occupation forces arrested about (4500) citizens from Gaza, in addition to hundreds Gazans who have been arrested in the West Bank. 

 *Total number of detainees held in Israeli prisons until September 2024*

The total number of detainees held in Israeli prisons stands at(9900), including (3323) administrative detainees, in addition to (1612) detainees who have been classified as illegal fighters.

.(94) female detainees are held in Damoun prison, including a pregnant detainee (Jehad Nakhleh) and (3) detainees from Gaza, in addition to (25) administrative detainees. These figures exclude women detainees from Gaza, as there might be detainees held in military camps and facilities of the occupation.

. (250) children are currently held in isolation prisons 

*Before October 7*: the total number of detainees held in Israeli prisons was (5250), including (40) women, (170) children and (1320) administrative detainees.

*Note: data on detention campaigns is variable on a daily basis due to the continuous arrests*

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