The number of Palestinians detained by Israeli forces since the recent aggression and escalation in Palestine has reached more than 1800, including minors, women, wounded and sick people, the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) said today.
It said in a statement that the current rate of arrests constitutes the highest rate since 2015, in terms of numbers of detainees and the time period in which they took place.
According to the statement, more than 900 Palestinian citizens of Israel have been detained in Arab towns in Israel since May 9, while in the West Bank and Jerusalem since the beginning of last April, more than 900 people have been detained, some of them are held in Israeli hospitals where they were admitted after being severely beaten by the Israeli occupation forces.
Source: Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA