This came according to a joint statement issued by the Prisoners Club, the Addameer Association for Human Rights (non-governmental), and the Prisoners' Affairs Authority of the Palestine Liberation Organization (governmental), a copy of which was received.
The number of prisoners as of early August had reached approximately 10,800, according to a previous statement by the same institutions.
The statement explained that "the total number of prisoners and detainees in Israeli occupation prisons as of the beginning of September exceeds 11,100," noting that this number "does not include detainees held in camps affiliated with the occupation army."
He stated that this number is "the highest since the outbreak of the Al-Aqsa Intifada in 2000, based on documentary data available to institutions."
Among the detainees are 49 women, including two female prisoners from the Gaza Strip, and 400 children under the age of 18, according to the statement.
The statement said that among the detainees are "3,577 administrative detainees (without charge)," noting that "administrative detainees represent the highest percentage compared to the number of prisoners under arrest, convicted prisoners, and those classified as unlawful combatants."
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The statement stated that "2,662 detainees in prisons are classified as unlawful combatants," explaining that this number "does not include all Gaza detainees held in camps affiliated with the occupation army."
Since the start of ground fighting in the Gaza Strip on October 27, 2023, the Israeli occupation forces have arrested thousands of Palestinians, including children, women, and health and civil defense personnel. A small number of them were later released, showing signs of torture and starvation.
Israeli human rights organizations have previously published several reports on the torture, starvation, and medical neglect suffered by Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. This contrasts with the Israeli detainees released by Hamas from the Gaza Strip, who appeared to be in good health, while some praised the treatment of their captors.
In parallel with the war of extermination in Gaza, the Israeli occupation army and settlers have escalated their attacks in the West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem, resulting in the deaths of at least 1,017 Palestinians, the injury of approximately 7,000 others, and the arrest of more than 18,500, according to Palestinian data.
With American support, Israel has been committing genocide in Gaza since October 7, 2023, leaving 63,746 Palestinians dead, 161,245 wounded, most of them children and women, more than 9,000 missing, hundreds of thousands displaced, and a famine that has claimed the lives of 367 Palestinians, including 131 children.
