Highest Number of Palestinian Detainees Killed in Israeli Prisons Since October 2023

Palestinian organizations have expressed deep concern over the increasing use of torture by Israeli forces against detainees, resulting in a record number of fatalities since the beginning of the genocide in October 2023. According to the Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Commission and the Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS), at least 18 Palestinian detainees have been killed in Israeli prisons and detention camps. This is the highest number in the history of the Palestinian prisoners' movement. The organizations emphasized that the Israeli occupation system has resorted to torture as a crime of choice, using various tools to perpetuate it.

Key Takeaways:

• The number of Palestinian detainees killed in Israeli prisons and detention camps since the beginning of the genocide in October 2023 has reached at least 18, making it the highest in the history of the Palestinian prisoners' movement.
• The Israeli occupation has practiced torture against Palestinian detainees as an approach and has developed various tools to consolidate this practice.
• Since the beginning of the genocide, over 9,400 Palestinians have been detained in the West Bank, along with thousands of Gazans and hundreds of Palestinians from the 1948-occupied land.
• An unprecedented escalation in the level and intensity of torture acts has been recorded, reflected in dozens of detainees' testimonies and photos of released detainees.
• Retaliatory actions imposed on detainees have affected all groups, including women and children, through starvation, systematic medical crimes, mass isolation, and denial of rights.
• Detainees are subjected to various forms of abuse, including sexual assault and rape, leading to the killing of several detainees.
• As of June 2024, there are over 9,300 detainees in Israeli occupation prisons, including more than 3,400 administrative detainees.

Statistics:

• At least 18 Palestinian detainees have been killed in Israeli prisons and detention camps since the beginning of the genocide in October 2023.
• Over 9,400 Palestinians have been detained in the West Bank since the beginning of the genocide.
• Thousands of Gazans and hundreds of Palestinians from the 1948-occupied land have also been detained.
• An unprecedented escalation in torture acts has been recorded, with dozens of detainees' testimonies and photos of released detainees providing evidence.
• Over 3,400 administrative detainees are currently held in Israeli occupation prisons.

Sources:

• Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Commission
• Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS)
• Palestinian news and Information Agency - WAFA - English