Gaza: The Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli occupation authorities detained 630 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem, during July. This is part of ongoing systematic detention campaigns that have intensified since the beginning of the genocide. The detentions targeted various segments of Palestinian society, including children, women, and former prisoners.
According to Palestine News and Information Agency - WAFA, the total number of detention cases in the West Bank, including Jerusalem, has exceeded 25,000 since the start of the genocide. These detentions are part of daily arrest campaigns that constitute one of the main tools of Israeli aggression against Palestinians. The PPS highlighted that these campaigns are marked by escalating crimes and violations, such as field interrogations, violent nighttime raids on homes, systematic destruction of property, and assaults against detainees and their families through beatings, threats, and humiliation. Additionally, there are reports of family members being held as hostages, theft of money and belongings, and continued field executions.
The town of Tell, in the Nablus governorate, was notably affected during July, witnessing extensive raids, detentions, and field interrogations, along with assaults on residents and destruction of property. This is part of a policy of collective punishment and continued escalation against Palestinians in the West Bank. The PPS noted that escalating settler attacks have further expanded the scope of detentions, especially in villages and towns targeted by settlement activities, where dozens of Palestinians were detained during repeated settler attacks under the protection of Israeli occupation forces.
Regarding Palestinian prisoners, the PPS reported that the number of prisoners held in Israeli occupation prisons exceeded 9,400 as of the beginning of August 2026. This includes around 370 children and 92 female prisoners, while the number of administrative detainees reached 3,198. Additionally, 1,358 detainees from the Gaza Strip are held under the Israeli designation of 'unlawful combatants.'
The PPS affirmed that the Israeli prison system continues to intensify organized violations against prisoners through policies of torture, starvation, denial of medical treatment, and solitary confinement. The organization warned of the continued spread of diseases and epidemics due to harsh detention conditions, amid Israel's continued prevention of the International Committee of the Red Cross from resuming prisoner visits and the denial of their basic rights, further increasing the daily threats to their lives.