The Palestinian Prisoners' and Ex-Prisoners' Affairs Authority and the Prisoners' Club said on Tuesday that the number of detainees in the West Bank by the Israeli army has risen to about 5,980 since October 7, 2023, after about 50 Palestinians were arrested on Monday/Tuesday night.

The authority and the club added in a joint statement: “The total number of arrests after October 7 rose to more than 5,980, including those who were arrested from homes and through military checkpoints, those who were forced to surrender themselves under pressure, and those who were held hostage.”

The statement added, "From yesterday evening until Tuesday morning, the Israeli occupation forces launched a massive arrest campaign that targeted at least 50 citizens from the West Bank, including children and former prisoners."

The arrests were concentrated "in the Hebron Governorate in the south of the West Bank, while the rest of the arrests were distributed among the governorates of Ramallah, Jericho, Jenin, Qalqilya and Nablus," according to the statement.

It pointed out that the arrest campaigns are accompanied by "massive raids and abuse, severe beatings, and threats against detainees and their families, in addition to field investigation operations, sabotage and destruction of citizens' homes, and direct shooting with the aim of killing."

The total number of Palestinians detained in Israeli prisons reached about 8,800, including more than 80 female prisoners, according to data from the Commission and the Club at the end of December 2023.