Over 7,250 Palestinians arrested in West Bank since October 7

February 26, 2024 - 23:3

The Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees’ Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS) said that the Israeli forces detained about 7,255 Palestinian citizens from the West Bank since the beginning of the aggression against the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023.

The commission and the PPS explained, in a press statement that the data related to detention cases includes those who were kept in detention by the occupation and those who were later released, according to WAFA News Agency. 

They added that the Israeli forces continue to implement systematic arrest campaigns, as one of the most prominent established policies that escalated in an unprecedented manner after October 7, not only in terms of the number of detainees, but also in terms of the crimes they committed.