More than 8,425 Palestinians have been arrested by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank since October 7, according to the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society, and the Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association.

They said in a joint statement the number includes about 540 children and 66 journalists.

The arrests come with abuse, severe beatings, threats against detainees and their families, widespread sabotage and destruction of homes as well as the seizure of vehicles, money, and gold jewelry, the groups said.