The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society said on Sunday that more than 23,000 detention cases have been recorded across the occupied West Bank, including occupied al-Quds, since the start of the war in Gaza.
In a report, the organization said the figure includes all individuals detained by Israeli forces, including those still in custody as well as those later released. It added that detentions were carried out during home raids, at military checkpoints, or through what it described as forced surrender under pressure, as well as cases of temporary detention.
According to the report, more than 700 women have been detained since the beginning of the war, including women from the '48 territories, Gaza, and the West Bank. It also documented around 1,800 detentions of children during the same period.
The report further said that 240 journalists have been detained since the escalation, with 43 still in custody, including three women journalists. One journalist, identified as Marwan Harz Allah from Nablus, was reportedly killed in Israeli detention.
PPS said the mass detentions have been accompanied by what it described as escalating violations, including beatings, intimidation of detainees and their families, and widespread destruction of property during raids.
It also reported extensive damage to homes, seizure of vehicles, money, and gold, and large-scale destruction of infrastructure, particularly in refugee camps in Tulkarm and Jenin.
In addition, the report said that field executions have taken place during detention operations, sometimes involving relatives of detainees, alongside widespread field interrogations across the West Bank and Gaza. It also referred to an Israeli announcement of a “prisoner execution law,” amid the ongoing escalation.
Details on West Bank and occupied al-Quds raids
The IOF carried out a large-scale campaign of raids and detentions across the occupied West Bank and al-Quds on Sunday, detaining several Palestinians, storming homes, and assaulting residents in multiple areas.
Palestinian sources have also said that occupation forces have closed the gates of the Old City in occupied al-Quds.
According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, Israeli forces detained eight people in the Qalqilya area in the northern West Bank, while also storming the village of al-Mughayyir northeast of Ramallah amid heavy firing of tear gas canisters.
The Palestinian Red Crescent reported that a Palestinian was injured after being beaten by Israeli forces near the Qalandia checkpoint north of occupied al-Quds.
In Nablus, Israeli forces entered the city from multiple directions, deployed in several neighborhoods, including Faisal Street and the Old City, and fired sound bombs. They also raided Sufian Street and detained two brothers, identified as Walid and Nael Qawqa.
In Qalqilya, forces entered the city from its eastern entrance, conducted searches, and later withdrew after detaining a young man identified as Mohammed al-Nis. Raids were also reported in the towns of Azzun and Imatin, where additional detentions were carried out.
In Ramallah and al-Bireh, Israeli forces stormed the town of Sinjil, while settlers attacked the town of Turmus Ayya.
In occupied al-Quds, large-scale raids were reported in the Qalandia refugee camp and the town of Kafr Aqab, where homes were searched and rooftops were accessed during extensive inspections. Additional incursions were reported in the Shufat refugee camp and the town of Anata, where another young man was detained after a building raid.
In Areeha, Israeli forces entered the Ain Sultan refugee camp, while in al-Khalil they raided the area of Safa junction in Beit Ummar.
The latest raids come amid a broader escalation across the West Bank and al-Quds, following overnight incursions that included detentions, assaults, and home searches in multiple locations.
According to Palestinian figures, Israeli forces carried out more than 1,800 attacks across the West Bank during March alone, targeting civilians, property, and land amid continued unrest in the occupied territories.
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