RAMALLAH, September 5, 2025 (WAFA) – The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) said Friday that Israeli occupation forces have carried out more than 19,000 detentions in the West Bank, including occupied Jerusalem, since the start of the ongoing genocidal war on the Gaza Strip in October 202.

The figures do not include detentions from Gaza, which are estimated to be in the thousands. The data covers those still held and those who were later released.

According to PSS, at least 585 Palestinian women have been detained since the war began, including women from the 1948 territories and the West Bank. This figure does not include women detained from Gaza, estimated to be in the dozens.

It further stated that at least 1,550 Palestinian children have been detained in the West Bank during the same period.

Regarding detainees who have died in custody, PPS confirmed that at least 77 Palestinians have died in Israeli detention since the start of the genocidal war, including 46 from Gaza, whose identities have been confirmed and publicly disclosed.

In addition, dozens of detainees from Gaza have died in Israeli prisons and military camps, yet the occupation authorities have not disclosed their identities or the circumstances of their deaths, as they remain under enforced disappearance.

PPS noted that the bodies of 74 detainees who died during the war remain withheld by Israel, part of a total of 85 detainees whose remains are still being held.

Regarding the number of detainees from Gaza, PPS stated that no clear estimate exists due to Israel’s policy of enforced disappearance. The only official figure released by Israeli prison authorities is 2,662 detainees classified as "unlawful combatants," although rights groups estimate the actual number to be in the thousands.

T.R.