The Prisoners' Affairs Authority and the Prisoners' Club announced that the number of Palestinian detainees in the West Bank has risen to 8,800 since October 7, after the Israeli army arrested 26 Palestinians on Monday night.

According to the joint statement, these arrests came in the context of broad campaigns focused mainly in the cities of Hebron and Ramallah, where 21 citizens were arrested in Hebron, including former prisoners, while the other 5 were arrested from towns in the Ramallah Governorate between Sunday and Monday.

The statement indicated that the arrests were accompanied by raids and widespread abuse, as detainees were subjected to severe beatings, in addition to vandalism and destruction of their homes.

The statement also added that the Israeli forces stormed and searched the home of the family of prisoner Islam Hamed in the town of Silwad.