Harsh conditions in Megiddo Prison and Continued deterioration since the ceasefire

The Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs stated in a report issued today, following a visit to Megiddo Prison, that the situation of prisoners has been steadily worsening since the ceasefire declared in mid-October.
It pointed out that both living and health conditions have become more difficult than in previous periods.

According to the Commission, detainees are subjected to repeated assaults and beatings, while the prison administration frequently transfers them from one cell to another without prior notice, further increasing the state of tension within the sections.
The report also noted that outdoor recreation time is not granted on a daily basis, and that winter clothing has not yet been distributed despite the cold weather.

The Commission’s lawyer added that healthcare services inside the prison are almost nonexistent. Detainees are not permitted to shower daily, only during the short recreation periods, and food portions have decreased in both quantity and quality.
Razors and nail clippers are rarely provided, while hygiene supplies are extremely limited, with each detainee receiving only about a quarter of a plastic cup of shampoo and one roll of tissues per week.

In a related incident, the Commission reported that on June 19, 2025, detainee Abdul Aziz Abu Samra was shot three times by Metsada special units during a raid on one of the prison sections. Prisoners Ahmad al-Ghazawi and Nadeem Zayed were also injured during the same operation, yet none of them were transferred to the clinic or provided with any medical treatment.

The Commission emphasized that these actions represent a clear violation of the detainees’ basic human and legal rights, and urged the concerned international organizations to take immediate action to halt such abuses and to ensure that detainees are held in humane conditions in accordance with international law.

🔴 Palestinian Detainee in West Bank Martyred in Occupation’s Custody

Commission of Detainees’ Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner's Society

October 19, 2025

Ramallah, occupied Palestine – Israeli occupation authorities have disclosed to Palestinian officials the martyrdom of Palestinian political detainee, 49-year-old Mahmoud Talal Abdullah, from the Jenin Refugee Camp on Sunday while he was held at the occupation’s Assaf Harofeh Hospital.

Abdullah was arrested by occupation forces on February 1, 2025. After his arrest, his health condition deteriorated significantly, and it was later revealed that he had advanced-stage cancer. He was transferred from Megiddo Prison, then Gilboa Prison, and later to the Ramleh Prison Clinic. Despite medical tests confirming his cancer diagnosis at an advanced stage, the occupation refused to release him and kept him in custody until he died. He died just one day after being transferred to Assaf Harofeh Hospital.

Abdullah was a former prisoner who was detained during the Second Intifada in 2002, spending two years behind bars. Before his latest arrest, he suffered from health problems and was undergoing treatment. His re-arrest deprived him of completing his medical care.

The Commission of Detainees’ Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner's Society hold the occupation authorities fully responsible for the martyrdom of detainee Mahmoud Abdullah. His martyrdom adds to a series of complex crimes committed by the occupation system, as part of a systematic policy of killing prisoners, within the framework of an ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people. This crime is a direct continuation of the testimonies of hundreds of released prisoners, which document systematic torture and violations, considered crimes against humanity and war crimes, confirming that what takes place inside the prisons is part of a part of the genocide.

With the killing of detainee Mahmoud Abdullah, the number of identified martyred Palestinian prisoners since the beginning of the genocide has risen to 79 people, amid ongoing crimes of forced disappearance affecting dozens of detainees. This current phase marks the deadliest period in the history of the prisoners’ movement since 1967. According to documented data from prisoners’ organizations, the number of known prisoner martyrs has reached 316 people, and the number of withheld bodies (before and after the war) has risen to 87 people, including 76 people since the war began.

The two institutions emphasized that the accelerating pace of prisoner killings in this unprecedented manner confirms once again that the Israeli prison system continues to implement a policy of slow killing. Not a month goes by without the announcement of a new martyr among the detainees. With daily crimes ongoing inside prisons, the number of martyrs is expected to rise, especially as thousands of detainees are held in conditions lacking the most basic necessities of life, and are exposed to systematic violations, including: torture, starvation, physical and sexual assault, medical neglect, spread of infectious diseases, particularly scabies as well as unprecedented levels of deprivation and punitive measures.

In addition to all this, there have also been field executions of dozens of detainees. The images of bodies recently returned after the ceasefire serve as clear evidence of the level of brutality inflicted on numerous prisoners in the field.

The PPS and the Commission call on the international human rights system to take effective measures to hold the leaders of the occupation accountable. They called for the imposition of clear international sanctions that would isolate the occupation, restore the true role of the human rights system, and put an end to its paralyzing state of inaction during the genocide. They also demanded an end to the exceptional impunity granted to the occupation by certain global powers—treating it as if it were above the law and accountability.

 Martyrdom of 22-year-old Palestinian Political Prisoner Held Without Trial or Charge

Commission of Detainees’ Affairs & Palestinian Prisoners Society

October 7, 2025

Ramallah, occupied Palestine - Israeli occupation authorities have revealed to the General Authority for Civil Affairs the martyrdom of 22-year-old Palestinian detainee Ahmad Hatem Mohammad Khdeirat. From the town of al-Thahiriyeh in Hebron in the southern occupied West Bank, Khdeirat was arrested on May 23, 2024. He was held without trial or charge despite his chronic diabetes and was placed in inhumane conditions in the notorious Naqab Prison for most of his detention.

In recent months, Khdeirat’s health severely deteriorated after contracting scabies skin disease, which caused intense itching and repeated seizures. He also suffered from severe hunger episodes, dangerously low blood sugar due to his condition, and extreme difficulty moving or meeting his daily needs. His weight dropped to about 40 kilograms. According to a lawyer who visited him in August, Khdeirat had been unable to get out of bed for two months.

The Commission of Detainees Affairs’ and the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society emphasized that Khdeirat’s martyrdom adds to the list of compound crimes committed by the occupation system, as part of its ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people and its policy of killing prisoners and detainees.
With Khdeirat’s killing, the number of martyrs from the prisoners’ movement since the beginning of the genocide has risen to 78 people, and this number includes only those whose identities have been confirmed, amid the ongoing crime of enforced disappearance affecting dozens of detainees. This phase marks the bloodiest period in the history of the prisoners’ movement since 1967, with the number of confirmed martyred prisoners reaching 315 people, according to documented data from prisoners’ institutions.

The two institutions confirmed that the continued and unprecedented rise in the number of prisoner killings proves once again that the occupation’s prison system is persistently implementing a policy of slow killing. Not a month goes by without a new martyr being recorded among the prisoners. With the continuation of daily crimes inside prisons, the number of martyrs is expected to rise, as thousands remain detained in conditions lacking the most basic requirements of life, constantly subjected to systematic crimes including: torture, starvation, physical and sexual assault, medical crimes, and the spread of infectious diseases, primarily scabies, in addition to unprecedented policies of deprivation and abuse.

The Commission and the PPS hold the occupation authorities fully responsible for Khdeirat’s martyrdom and renewed their call to the international human rights system to take serious decisions and actions to hold the leaders of the occupation accountable for war crimes committed against prisoners and the Palestinian people. They also called for the imposition of clear international sanctions to isolate the occupation, restore the role of the human rights system for which it was established, end the horrifying paralysis that has gripped it during the genocide, and put an end to the exceptional impunity still granted to the occupation by international powers — as if it were a state above the law, beyond accountability and justice.

Detainees face winter without clothes or blankets

October 26, 2025

In a report released today, Sunday, the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, citing its attorney, stated that detainees in Negev Prison are enduring dire living conditions due to the harsh measures imposed on them by the prison administration. They are continuously subjected to beatings, humiliation, and frequent raids on their cells, in addition to systematic starvation and medical neglect.

According to the Commission, detainees have been complaining about a severe shortage of clothing. They have not yet received winter apparel, even though nighttime temperatures have already begun to drop, leaving them exposed to the biting cold with only the thin garments they currently have.

The Commission added that its lawyer was able to visit the following detainees, who were reported to be in good health:

. Adam Abu Bakr (19), from Zbuba village near Jenin, held under administrative detention.

. Kamal Zarifeh (69), from Nablus, under administrative detention for the third consecutive time, with the current order set to expire on February 10, 2026.

. Anwar Afandi (22), from Nablus, under administrative detention for the fourth time in a row, with the latest extension ending on October 27, 2025.

. Adham Khader (21), from Jerusalem, serving a three-year prison sentence.

The Commission placed full responsibility on the Israeli occupation authorities and the prison administration for the detainees’ safety and living conditions. It urged international human rights and humanitarian bodies to intervene immediately to compel Israel to abide by international laws and conventions, and to ensure that Palestinian detainees receive their basic rights.

With the onset of winter, expected to be exceptionally cold according to global forecasts, the Commission stressed the urgent need to provide proper clothing and blankets and to allow their swift delivery to the prisons.

Two detainees in “Negev Prison” subjected to deliberate medical negligence

October 19, 2025

The Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs reported on Sunday, following a visit by its lawyer, that two detainees being held in the Negev Prison are suffering from severe health conditions.

The first case concerns detainee Jihad Youssef (19 years old) from Qalqilya, who is being held under administrative detention. He has been diagnosed with scabies, a skin disease that requires urgent treatment, and is also suffering from swelling in the groin area. Youssef told the Commission’s lawyer that detention conditions remain difficult, noting that detainees continue to face frequent searches and daily raids. He added that authorities are enforcing collective punishment measures without justifications, such as denying detainees their recreation time, limiting access to cleaning materials, and failing to provide adequate clothing.

The second case involves detainee Mohammad Raja (27 years old) from Ramallah, who is also under administrative detention. He suffers from severe pain in his left ear after being assaulted by prison guards, which caused inflammation and painful infections.
The lawyer also visited the following detainees, who were found to be in good health:
. Youssef Zahran (33 years old) from Ramallah, currently serving his fourth term under administrative detention.
. Mostafa Karameh (23 years old) from Kafr Aqab / Jerusalem, who suffers from different health problems pain and is held under administrative detention.
. Walaa Amr (30 years old) from Hebron, detained since December 22, 2023, under administrative detention, and recently received a substantive ruling in his case.

The number of elderly Palestinian detainees(aged 60 and above) in Israeli occupation prisons has reached 117, including 13 serving life sentences.

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Elderly Palestinian Political Prisoner Killed in Israeli Occupation Prisons

Palestinian Prisoner’s Society & Commission of Detainees’ Affairs

October 20, 2025

Ramallah, occupied Palestine – Israeli occupation authorities have disclosed the martyrdom of 69-year-old Palestinian political prisoner Kamel Mohammed Mahmoud Al-Ajrami who was abducted from the Gaza Strip on October 25, 2024 – less than a year ago.

Al-Ajrami was married and was a father to six children. He passed away at the occupation’s Soroka Hospital on October 10, 2025, after being held in Naqab Prison.

The Commission of Detainees' Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) confirmed that Al-Ajrami is the latest martyr of the prisoners’ movement killed in Israeli occupation prisons due to systematic practices that have escalated to unprecedented levels since the start of the genocide. His killing, just one day after that of detainee Mahmoud Abdullah from Jenin camp, highlights a new peak in brutality—the bloodiest phase in the movement’s history.

The Commission and the PPS stressed that the crimes committed against detainees are a direct extension of the genocide, as confirmed by the testimonies of hundreds of released prisoners, documenting torture, starvation, medical neglect, and sexual assault. The testimonies of detainees from Gaza remain the most horrifying, reflecting an unprecedented level of brutality by the Israeli prison system.

The two institutions added that the announcement of Al-Ajrami’s martyrdom comes at a time when the minister Itamar Ben-Gvir continues to call for the enactment of a law to execute prisoners, tying the fate of his fascist government to its approval.

With Al-Ajrami’s killing, the number of martyred Palestinian political prisoners since the start of the genocide has risen to 80 people, with dozens of others whose bodies have forcibly disappeared. This period is witnessing the highest levels of bloodshed since 1967. The total number of identified martyred prisoners since 1967 stands at 317 people, while the number of prisoner bodies held by the occupation has reached 88, including 77 bodies held since the war.

The institutions emphasized that the accelerating pace of killing among prisoners in this unprecedented manner proves that the Israeli prison system continues to implement a policy of slow killing. Not a month passes without the death of a new prisoner. With the continuation of daily crimes inside the prisons, the number of martyrs is expected to rise, especially as thousands of detainees are held in conditions that lack even the minimum standards of life, subjected to systematic violations including: torture, starvation, physical and sexual assaults, medical neglect, and the spread of infectious diseases—chief among them scabies—alongside unprecedented policies of deprivation and dispossession.

The institutions also pointed to field executions carried out against dozens of detainees, with the recently returned bodies after the ceasefire providing undeniable evidence of the level of criminality inflicted on them on the ground.

The Commission and the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society hold the Israeli occupation authorities fully responsible for the martyrdom of detainee Al-Ajrami, and renewed their call to the international human rights system to take effective measures to hold occupation leaders accountable for the war crimes committed against detainees and the Palestinian people. They called for the imposition of clear international sanctions that would isolate the occupation, restore the role of the international rights system to its original purpose, and put an end to the horrifying paralysis it has shown during the genocide. They also demanded an end to the exceptional immunity still granted to the occupation by some international powers, as if it were an entity above the law and accountability.

Prisons as a Frontline of Genocide: Two Years of War Crimes Against Palestinian Political Detainees

Palestinian Prisoner’s Society, Commission of Detainees’ Affairs, and the Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association

October 7, 2025

Ramallah, occupied West Bank - Two years into the Israeli occupation’s genocide in Gaza and its widespread assault across historic Palestine, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society, the Commission of Detainees’ Affairs, and the Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association present a report on the condition of Palestinian political prisoners. This includes critical data and an overview of the ongoing violence inside Israeli occupation prisons—an extension of the broader campaign of erasure and genocide of Palestinians.

Since the start of the genocide, detainees have been subjected to deliberate killings inside prison walls. Some have been beaten to death, while others have died due to systemic denial of medical care, starvation, and other inhumane practices. These abuses, though not new, have intensified dramatically, resulting in the highest recorded number of killings of Palestinian prisoners in recent history.

At least 77 Palestinian political prisoners have been confirmed killed since the genocide began, while dozens of detainees abducted from Gaza remain forcibly disappeared, with their bodies withheld by the occupation. These crimes reflect a broader pattern of settler-colonial violence and systematic attempts to destroy Palestinian prisoners.

Full report in English below

Prisons as a Frontline of Genocide: Two Years of War Crimes Against Palestinian Political Detainees

Fact Sheet by the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society, Commission of Detainees’ Affairs, and the Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association.

October 7, 2025

Ramallah, occupied Palestine - Two years since the start of the Israeli occupation’s escalating genocide against our people in the Gaza Strip, and the comprehensive aggression across historic Palestine, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) and other prisoner institutions present a fact sheet on the issue and reality of political prisoners. This includes key data and figures as well as an overview of the horrific conditions in the Israeli occupation’s prisons which constitute one aspect of the genocide, whereby Palestinian political detainees are being subject to unprecedented settler-colonial violence and erasure.

Over the past two years, detainees have been exposed to deliberate murder behind bars at the hands of the Israeli occupation’s prison services. This includes direct killing such as beating detainees to death, and other indirect killings through inhumane policies including denial of the right to medical care and starvation. These actions, which existed before but intensified greatly since the genocide in Gaza, have led to a record number of Palestinian political prisoners killed. There have been 77 identified murdered Palestinian political prisoners since the genocide began, while dozens of other detainees abducted from Gaza were martyred and their bodies remain withheld by occupation authorities and subject to enforced disappearances.

This figure stands as irrefutable evidence of one of the most brutal periods in the history of the Palestinian prisoner movement, which has long resisted a prison system designed to physically and psychologically destroy detainees.

Relying on hundreds of documented testimonies, material evidence, and public threats by Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and the far-right Israeli government, the PPS and other institutions affirm that the crimes against prisoners constitute large-scale war crimes and crimes against humanity. The Israeli judicial system, including its Supreme Court, has provided legal cover for this brutality.

These crimes include torture, killing, looting, starvation, the intentional spread of disease, denial of medical care, sexual assaults including rape, and collective isolation — all aimed at the systematic killing of Palestinian prisoners. The scale of violence over the past two years has exceeded all legal definitions, violating international laws and conventions, amid unprecedented global inaction — especially due to the protection granted to these crimes by international powers, chiefly the United States.

Nevertheless, as human rights institutions, and despite the bleakness of the reality, we cannot ignore the role of principled human rights advocates, nor the importance of activating international decisions that support our people’s right to freedom and self-determination.

While the occupying state continues to commit its ongoing crime of genocide over the past two years, we are now witnessing the continued detention of dozens of activists from the Sumud Flotilla who, in their testimonies, revealed that they were subjected to abuse, ill-treatment, and detention under harsh conditions. This has been accompanied by public threats made by the Ben Gvir against the activists, whom he described as “terrorists.” In this context, the institutions express their salute to all the activists who attempted to break the siege imposed on our people in Gaza.

Key Policies and Violations Documented by Prisoner Rights Institutions

We have documented an unprecedented escalation in the scale and scope of systematic crimes and violations widely practiced against Palestinian political prisoners since the beginning of the genocide. Among the most prominent of these crimes are:

• Torture in all its physical and psychological forms.
• Systematic starvation and denial of sufficient and balanced food.
• Medical crimes, including denial of treatment and deliberate imposition of conditions that lead to the spread of diseases and epidemics.
• Collective isolation and policies of deprivation affecting all aspects of prison life.
• Systematic repression and attacks carried out by special units of the Israeli Prison Services, notably the Keter, Metzada, and Nahshon units.
• Violent physical assault, including the use of gas, stun grenades, and electroshock weapons.
• Policies of humiliation, including strip searches and sexual assault, including rape.
• Using illness as a tool of torture, as seen in the outbreak of scabies skin disease.
• Psychological terror, solitary confinement, and threats of murder.
• Enforced disappearance has also become a policy, particularly targeting detainees from Gaza.

Additionally, there has been a massive surge in the use of the policies of “administrative detention” and “unlawful combatants” both of which allow detention without trial or charge for indefinite periods without due process.

Martyred Prisoners: The Most Violent Era in the History of the Prisoner Movement

The number of martyred Palestinian political prisoners whose identities have been confirmed has reached 77 people, all of whom were killed through either torture, starvation, or denial of medical treatment, or a combination of them all. These are only those whose identities have been revealed; the bodies of dozens of detainees from Gaza who have been killed remain forcibly disappeared.

In addition, occupation authorities continue to withhold the bodies of 85 martyred prisoners who were killed in detention, 74 of whom were martyred since the start of the genocide.

The total number of martyrs of the Palestinian prisoner movement since the occupation of 1967 is estimated at 314 people, according to documentation compiled over the decades.

We emphasize here that the occupation’s claims of opening “investigations” into the circumstances of some prisoner deaths and killings — following formal requests from certain human rights institutions — are nothing more than a policy of deception and deliberate stalling.

The Case of Palestinians Detained from Gaza

The testimonies and accounts of detainees from Gaza have marked a pivotal shift in understanding the level of brutality practiced by the occupation system. These testimonies have revealed an unprecedented pattern of systematic torture, beginning from the moment of arrest, through the stages of interrogation, and continuing into prolonged periods of detention.

The methods of repression and abuse have varied, ranging from physical and psychological torture, to beatings, starvation, and deliberate medical crimes — in addition to sexual assault. Taken together, these acts constitute a fully developed policy of extermination and genocide inside prisons and military camps.

These crimes have led to the killing of dozens of detainees, alongside field executions carried out by occupation forces during arrest. According to official data, human rights organizations have so far identified 46 martyred Palestinians among those abducted from Gaza, out of a total of 77 prisoners killed since the start of the genocide. Meanwhile, the occupation continues to conceal the fate of dozens of other martyred Gaza detainees.

It is also worth noting that the occupation authorities have established several camps and special sections inside prisons specifically for Gaza’s detainees. Most notable among them is the Sde Teiman camp, which has become a central site of torture and killings, and the Rakevet section, located underground in Ramla Prison, which stands as a stark example of enforced disappearance and systematic torture.

The vast majority of Gaza’s detainees officially acknowledged by the prison administration have been classified as “unlawful combatants” — one of the most prominent legal frameworks that has institutionalized torture and other grave violations against Gaza detainees, and allows their detention without trial or charge indefinitely.

Around 20,000 Arrest Cases in the West Bank, Including Jerusalem, Since the Start of the War of Extermination

(Note: This figure does not include arrests in Gaza, estimated in the thousands, nor those in the 1948-occupied territories.)

Since the genocide, the number of cases of arrest in the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem, has reached approximately 20,000, including around 1,600 arrests among children and about 595 among women. This figure includes those who were arrested and remain in detention, as well as those who were later released. It marks a historic and unprecedented number of arrests over just two years. It is important to note that this number does not include cases of arrest among Gaza’s residents, estimated in the thousands, nor arrests that occurred in the 1948-occupied territories.

These mass arrests in the West Bank have been accompanied by unprecedented crimes and violations, including brutal beatings, acts of terror against detainees and their families, widespread vandalism and destruction of homes, confiscation of vehicles, money, and gold, and the extensive destruction of infrastructure — particularly in Tulkarem, Jenin and their refugee camps. Violations also included the demolition of prisoners’ family homes, use of family members as hostages, use of detainees as human shields, and field executions. Moreover, arrests have been used as a cover for illegal settlement expansion in the West Bank.

The total number of arrests since the beginning of the genocide includes: Those detained from their homes, at military checkpoints, those who surrendered under pressure, those taken as hostages, and individuals held for long hours under field interrogation.

Widespread field interrogations have targeted thousands since the beginning of the genocide, during which occupation soldiers have committed crimes comparable to those in formal detention centers.

Categories of Arrests

• Journalists: A total of 202 journalists have been arrested since the start of the genocide. The majority were either placed under “administrative detention” – detention without trial or charge -  or faced charges related to what the occupation calls “incitement” — essentially detaining individuals for freedom of expression. Two journalists from Gaza, Nidal Al-Wahidi and Haitham Abdel Wahid, remain under enforced disappearance.
• Doctors and Medical Staff: According to the Ministry of Health, about 360 medical professionals have been arrested, including three who died in detention due to torture:
  Iyad Al-Rantisi, Adnan Al-Barsh, and Ziad Al-Dalu.

📌 Data and Statistics on the Number of Prisoners – October 2025

The number of prisoners in Israeli occupation prisons has more than doubled, with the majority of detainees held under administrative detention, meaning without charge. The issue of administrative detention has become one of the most significant developments in the prisoner file.

This data is based on reports from prisoner advocacy institutions and figures released by the Israeli Prison Service up to October 2025.

• Total number of Palestinian political prisoners: Over 11,100 people held in the Israeli occupation’s prisons, majority held under administrative detention without trial or charge, or are awaiting trial. (This number does not include detainees held in military camps run by the Israeli army.) It is the highest recorded total since the start of the Second Intifada in 2000, according to documentation by relevant institutions.
• Sentenced prisoners: Over 1,460 individuals currently serving sentences.
• Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment or facing life sentence charges: Around 350, including 303 already sentenced, and 40 facing indictments for life sentences.
• Abdullah Al-Barghouti holds the highest sentence: 67 life terms.
• Followed by Ibrahim Hamed: 54 life terms.
• Prisoners detained since before the Oslo Accords: 17 prisoners, including four who have been held since 1986: Ibrahim Abu Mokh, Ibrahim Bayadseh, Ahmed Abu Jaber, and Samir Abu Nima.
• Prisoners sentenced between 10 and 20 years: 131 people
• Prisoners sentenced between 21 and 30 years: 166 people
• Female prisoners: 53 women are currently held behind bars, including three from Gaza, and two minor girls.
• Child prisoners: Over 400 children are currently detained, mostly in Ofer and Megiddo prisons.
• Pre-trial detainees: Around 3,380 individuals are awaiting trial (as of October 2025).
• “Administrative detainees”: 3,544 detainees, making it the largest category of prisoners compared to sentenced or pre-trial detainees, or “unlawful combatants”.
• “Unlawful combatants”: 2,673 detainees classified under this designation, though the number does not include all Gaza detainees held in military camps. This classification also applies to Arab detainees from Lebanon and Syria.

Prisoners’ Numbers Before the Genocide

📌 The total number of prisoners before the genocide exceeded 5,250 people, including around 40 female prisoners and 180 children. The number of “administrative detainees” stood at approximately 1,320 people.

Since the beginning of the genocide, occupation authorities have denied prisoners' families the right to visit, and have also banned the International Committee of the Red Cross from visiting prisoners in detention.

It is also important to note that Palestinian human rights institutions are facing severe challenges and a systematic campaign of elimination, which has escalated to an unprecedented level — particularly after the United States designated the Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association as a “terrorist” organization, and imposed sanctions on three other organizations: Al-Haq, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), and Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights.

All the data used by these institutions is based on: Legal teams who visit and follow up on prisoners, testimonies of released prisoners, and daily monitoring and documentation.

The institutions renew their call on the international system to shed its cloak of inaction and complicity in the face of this extermination war. These crimes have reached a level that words can no longer describe. What is happening is part of a broader campaign of ethnic cleansing and erasure, and the violations committed against prisoners and detainees are a direct extension of the war of extermination and genocide. The ongoing international silence in the face of these crimes is a violation of humanity as a whole, and the consequences of this genocide will extend to all who have used inaction as a pretext to evade their responsibilities.

To access the reports, fact sheets, and statements issued by the three institutions over the past two years of the war, please refer to the following official websites:

• Commission of Detainees’ Affairs:
  https://cda.gov.ps/index.php/ar/
• Palestinian Prisoner’s Society:
  https://www.ppsmo.ps/
• Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association:
  https://addameer.ps/ar

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Three detainees endure critical health conditions in Gilboa Prison

September 21, 2025

The Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs reported on Sunday, following a lawyer’s visit, several alarming medical cases among detainees held in Gilboa Prison. One of them is Bilal Othman (48) from Beit Rima/Ramallah, who suffers from chronic kidney disease. He has only one kidney due to an injury sustained in 1994. In addition, he struggles with blood clotting and gout. Recently, he had scabies, which has caused him severe itching and the appearance of boils, yet the prison administration continues to deny him proper medical treatment.

Othman was also burned by guards who poured boiling water on his left hand. He further suffers from a fractured finger on the same hand after the prison’s suppression unit raided his cell, beating all those inside. He was struck with iron batons on his back, legs, and arms, which caused the fracture. Despite his condition, he has not received any medical care.
It should be noted that Othman has been imprisoned since 2002 and is serving 15 life sentences in addition to 35 years.

Another case is detainee Mohammad Daraghmeh (34) from Tubas, who also suffers from scabies and severe itching, along with slipped discs in his back and neck. He has lost nearly 15 kilograms of weight.

As for Mohammad Sarhan (25) from Al-Far’a refugee camp, who is held under administrative detention, he too suffers from scabies, accompanied by severe itching and the spread of boils across different areas of his body.