Prisoners' institutions said that the Israeli forces carried out more than (6,255) arrests in West Bank cities since the start of the war on Gaza on October 7, until the end of last December.

The institutions added in a statement today, Wednesday, that Israel arrested (210) women during the aforementioned period, and this statistic includes women who were arrested from the lands of 1948, and more than (355) children, pointing out that the outcome of the arrest campaigns includes all those who were arrested from homes and through military checkpoints, and those who were forced to surrender themselves under pressure, and those who were detained.

It explained that the number of arrests among journalists reached (50), of whom (35) remained in detention, and (20) of whom were transferred to administrative detention.

It confirmed that administrative detention orders amounted to (2,990) orders, including new and renewed orders, including orders issued against children and women, stressing that these statistics do not include any information about the number of arrests from Gaza.

The institutions indicated that the ongoing arrest campaigns are accompanied by escalating crimes and violations, including: torture and severe beatings, threats against detainees and their families, widespread vandalism and destruction of citizens’ homes, and the seizure of vehicles, money, and gold jewelry, in addition to the widespread destruction operations that affected the infrastructure, specifically in Tulkarm camps, Jenin and its camp.

It stated that the aforementioned period witnessed the death of 7 detainees inside Israeli detention centers.

The prisoner institutions confirmed that the total number of detainees in the Israeli detention centers reached more than (8800) at the end of last December, including more than (3290) administrative detainees, and (661) were classified as (illegal combatants) from Gaza detainees. This number is only available as a clear indication from the prison administration.