Prisoners’ Institutions: 662 Palestinians arrested in July, administrative detentions rise to 3,613
RAMALLAH, Aug. 10 (YPA) – Palestinian prisoners’ institutions revealed in a joint report on Sunday that Israeli occupation forces arrested 662 Palestinians from the West Bank, including Al-Quds (Jerusalem), during July 2025, and among those arrested were 39 children and 12 women.
The three institutions (the Commission of Prisoners’ Affairs, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club, and the Addameer Association) reported that the total number of arrests in the West Bank since the beginning of the war has risen to more than 18,500, including 570 women and approximately 1,500 children.
The report indicates that these statistics do not include the thousands of detainees in the Gaza Strip.
Escalating Violations and Detention Conditions
The report highlighted the continued systematic arrest campaigns that coincided with Zionist settler attacks, leading to an increase in the rate of arrests, especially in areas such as Masafer Yatta.
The campaigns included summary executions, the destruction of homes, the holding of families hostage, and systematic theft.
Regarding administrative detention, the Israeli occupation authorities issued hundreds of new orders, including against children and women, bringing the number of administrative detainees to 3,613, including more than 80 children and eight female prisoners, the highest number ever recorded.
The report also documented an increased targeting of journalists, with at least 195 arrests recorded since the beginning of the war, 50 of whom remain in detention.
The Israeli occupation authorities continued to pursue released prisoners, especially those released under the ceasefire agreement.Regarding the conditions of detainees, the report stated that prisons are witnessing systematic crimes, including torture, starvation, and denial of medical treatment, leading to the deaths of 76 prisoners since last October, including two in July.
As for detainees in Gaza, the report documented “horrific” violations against them, such as scalding them with hot water and physical and psychological torture, amid the enforced disappearance of dozens of other detainees.
Finally, the organizations warned of the continuation of these violations amid “systematic international failure” and the political and legal cover provided by some powers to the occupation, calling on the international community to assume its responsibilities and end impunity.
YPA