RAMALLAH, (Palestine Foundation Information Center), The Palestine Center for Prisoners Studies reported on Monday that Israeli occupation authorities continued large-scale arrest campaigns throughout February across the West Bank and Jerusalem.
In a monthly report, the center documented 525 arrests, including 21 women and 37 minors. It also confirmed the martyrdom of a detainee from Gaza while in Israeli custody.
According to the report, Israeli occupation forces carried out mass raids in villages and refugee camps, converting seized homes into temporary field interrogation centers. Detainees were beaten before most were released with warnings against participating in activities deemed “incitement” by Israeli authorities.
The report highlighted the detention of two children, one aged 10 from Azzun, east of Qalqilya, and another aged 12 from Tulkarem, who were held for ten days and subjected to torture.
Arrests of women and girls also increased, with 21 cases recorded in February, including minors and two female journalists.
The total number of female prisoners has risen to 70. Among those detained were university students Shaimaa Jbour and Jana Ihsan Abu Warda, released journalist Bushra al-Tawil, and 17-year-old Nada Eyad Odeh, along with several women from Nablus, Jerusalem, Tulkarem, Ramallah, and Beit Furik.
The center said the number of Palestinian prisoners who have died in Israeli custody has risen to 325, including Hatem Ismail Rayan, 59, from Gaza. He was arrested in December 2024 while performing humanitarian work at Kamal Adwan Hospital and died following torture and medical neglect.
Administrative detention orders also continued at a high rate. The report recorded 709 new or renewed administrative detention orders issued without formal charges, based on recommendations from Israel’s Shin Bet security service.
Administrative detention was renewed for female detainees Aseel Mleitat and Hanaa Hammad, while Saja Daraghmeh from Tubas was newly placed under administrative detention.
Regarding Gaza detainees, Israeli authorities released 57 prisoners during February after periods of detention in which they endured torture and required hospitalization upon release.
Approximately 2,000 detainees from Gaza remain in Israeli custody, with rights groups alleging ongoing enforced disappearance.
The report added that prison conditions continue to deteriorate, particularly during Ramadan, citing shortages of food, clothing, and hygiene supplies, the spread of skin diseases, restricted movement, prolonged cell lockdowns, and the use of blindfolding during transfers.
