Israel carries out 15,700 political arrests of Palestinians in West Bank since Gaza genocide

March 18, 2025

Ramallah, Palestine – The Israeli occupation army has carried out 15,700 political arrests of Palestinians across the West Bank and Jerusalem since the start of the genocide in Gaza in October 2023, prisoner institutions said in a briefing today. 

This figure does not represent the number of individuals arrested, but rather cases of arrest. It includes those who remain in detention, and those who were later released. It does not include the total number of arrests from occupied Gaza, which is estimated to be in the thousands. 

Among the 15,700, there have been approximately 500 cases of arrest among Palestinian women in the West Bank, at least 1,200 cases of arrest among Palestinian children, and at least 170 cases of arrest amid journalists.  

The number of Palestinians held in the occupation's military camps and central prisons exceeds 9,500 people as of the start of March 2025, not including all of those abducted from Gaza. 

Please find a short briefing paper in English below breaking down the facts and figures👇🏼
 

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