Over 9,350 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons as of early January: Rights groups
Palestinian prisoners’ advocacy groups say more than 9,350 Palestinian abductees are currently being held in detention centers across the occupied territories as of early January 2026.
According to the institutions that cited data and figures released by the Israeli Prison Service, the detainees include 53 women and nearly 350 children, who are incarcerated in Megiddo and Ofer prisons.
The rights groups noted that the number of administrative detainees without charges stands at 3,385, while those classified by Israeli authorities as so-called “illegal combatants” number 1,237.
The figure does not include all Gaza detainees held in Israeli military camps under this category, which also includes Arab detainees from Lebanon and Syria.
The prisoners’ advocacy groups highlighted that around 50 percent of all detainees are held without charges, either under administrative detention or under the “illegal combatant” classification used by the Israeli regime.
Administrative detainees alone account for more than 36 percent of the total number of Palestinians in Israeli prisons.
The conditions under which Palestinian inmates are being held by Israel are deeply concerning, marked by poor hygiene practices. Additionally, these detainees continue to face ongoing torture, mistreatment, and systemic oppression.
Palestinian prisoners have repeatedly engaged in prolonged hunger strikes as a form of protest against their perceived unjust detention.
Human rights organizations report that Israel persists in breaching the rights and freedoms guaranteed to detainees under the Fourth Geneva Convention and international law.
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