RAMALLAH, February 3, 2026 (WAFA) – Israeli occupation forces detained at least 30 Palestinians in the West Bank, including Jerusalem, between Monday evening and Tuesday morning.

The Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS) reported that among those detained were released prisoner Zahra Khadraj and her daughter Yaqin, as well as a woman from Qalandiya refugee camp who was taken hostage by the occupation forces, in addition to a number of other released prisoners.

The detentions took place in the governorates of Jenin, Nablus, Qalqilya, Tulkarm, Ramallah, and Jerusalem.

PPS noted that the occupation continues to escalate its detention and field interrogation operations at an accelerated pace since the beginning of this year, in an unprecedented manner since the Holocaust, targeting various segments of Palestinian society as part of a campaign of collective punishment.

It added that the occupation continues to target released prisoners, both men and women, who were freed in prisoner exchange deals. The most recent example was the detention of released prisoner Zahra Khadraj from Qalqilya, in a systematic policy that constitutes a clear and new violation of the agreement and sends a message to all released prisoners that they will remain targets of persecution.

Meanwhile, the PPS confirmed that women are subjected to systematic targeting through ongoing detention campaigns, including detention as hostages, night raids, and harsh interrogation methods. This constitutes a dangerous escalation in which the detention of women is used as a tool of pressure and collective punishment.

It is worth noting that the occupation authorities continue to carry out daily detention campaigns against Palestinians, which are among their most prominent and systematic policies. The number of detentions in the West Bank has exceeded 21,000 since the start of the aggression on October 7, 2023.

K.T