After being abducted last week in international waters by the “Israel” occupation forces and subsequently experiencing a portion of the torture Palestinians suffer in the occupation’s prisons, 170 activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla, including Greta Thunberg, were deported to Greece and Slovakia. They share a common message: to keep the focus on the atrocities suffered by Palestinians at the hands of the occupation and the ongoing genocide.
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GAZA STRIP (RNN) - September 30 to October 7 summary:
The IOF intensified its campaign of systematic targeting against Gaza's civilian population, with a particularly brutal focus on Palestinians seeking humanitarian aid. Multiple massacres annihilated entire families, while the IOF demolished universities, struct schools, and bombed hospitals. The IOF severed Al-Rashid coastal road and violently intercepted the Sumud Flotilla.
Monday, September 30: IOF operations intensified across Gaza with a massacre of civilians awaiting humanitarian aid near Netzarim, where 18 martyrs ascended after the IOF opened fire on those seeking food assistance. A mother and her six children were martyred in a dawn strike on their home in Deir al-Balah, with only one child surviving from the entire family. Al-Shifa Medical Complex came under repeated shelling from IOF helicopters and drone strikes, while Al-Awda Hospital's western gate was directly struck, injuring five including hospital staff. Two children ascended from starvation and malnutrition in Gaza City, bringing the total famine deaths to 453 martyrs including 150 children
Tuesday, October 1: IOF forces unleashed a devastating campaign beginning with intensive drone operations deploying explosive robots on rooftops throughout residential neighborhoods. A massacre at Al-Falah school sheltering displaced families in al-Zaytoun resulted in at least 8 martyrs, followed by targeting of Civil Defense. Multiple strikes demolished homes including the Abu Kameel family residence in al-Daraj (7 martyrs), while the IOF targeted a water truck at Al-Thalathini street killing civilians seeking water. The IOF then targeted Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital targeting journalists' tents, and IOF closed Rasheed Road, effectively cutting off northern Gaza. The IOF also intercepted the Sumud Flotilla in international martyrs
Wednesday, October 2: IOF forces carried out a devastating massacre at a food charity kitchen in Mawasi Khan Younis, resulting in at least 10 martyrs who ascended while seeking sustenance. The occupation forces systematically targeted aid seekers throughout the day, with 13 martyrs falling by IOF fire near distribution centers in southern Gaza. In a brutal strike on the Al-Bureij camp, four brothers from the Nabahin family ascended while gathering firewood, and multiple residential buildings were demolished under intense shelling and aerial bombardment. IOF forces attacked the Al-Asma school sheltering displaced families and continued their siege around Al-Shifa Hospital, firing directly at medical facilities.
Thursday, October 3: IOF forces conducted extensive operations with particularly devastating strikes in Gaza City and Khan Younis. A massacre in the Al-Sabra neighborhood claimed 9 martyrs including 3 children, while another strike on displaced persons' tents in the Mina (port) area killed 5 martyrs, most of them children. The IOF targeted Al-Maghazi camp near Duar Makki, resulting in 7 martyrs and over 30 wounded. A major clash broke out between the resistance security forces and Majayda family, followed by IOF bombing. Hamas delivered its response to the US-led proposal.
The IOF intensified its campaign of systematic targeting against Gaza's civilian population, with a particularly brutal focus on Palestinians seeking humanitarian aid. Multiple massacres annihilated entire families, while the IOF demolished universities, struct schools, and bombed hospitals. The IOF severed Al-Rashid coastal road and violently intercepted the Sumud Flotilla.
Monday, September 30: IOF operations intensified across Gaza with a massacre of civilians awaiting humanitarian aid near Netzarim, where 18 martyrs ascended after the IOF opened fire on those seeking food assistance. A mother and her six children were martyred in a dawn strike on their home in Deir al-Balah, with only one child surviving from the entire family. Al-Shifa Medical Complex came under repeated shelling from IOF helicopters and drone strikes, while Al-Awda Hospital's western gate was directly struck, injuring five including hospital staff. Two children ascended from starvation and malnutrition in Gaza City, bringing the total famine deaths to 453 martyrs including 150 children
Tuesday, October 1: IOF forces unleashed a devastating campaign beginning with intensive drone operations deploying explosive robots on rooftops throughout residential neighborhoods. A massacre at Al-Falah school sheltering displaced families in al-Zaytoun resulted in at least 8 martyrs, followed by targeting of Civil Defense. Multiple strikes demolished homes including the Abu Kameel family residence in al-Daraj (7 martyrs), while the IOF targeted a water truck at Al-Thalathini street killing civilians seeking water. The IOF then targeted Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital targeting journalists' tents, and IOF closed Rasheed Road, effectively cutting off northern Gaza. The IOF also intercepted the Sumud Flotilla in international martyrs
Wednesday, October 2: IOF forces carried out a devastating massacre at a food charity kitchen in Mawasi Khan Younis, resulting in at least 10 martyrs who ascended while seeking sustenance. The occupation forces systematically targeted aid seekers throughout the day, with 13 martyrs falling by IOF fire near distribution centers in southern Gaza. In a brutal strike on the Al-Bureij camp, four brothers from the Nabahin family ascended while gathering firewood, and multiple residential buildings were demolished under intense shelling and aerial bombardment. IOF forces attacked the Al-Asma school sheltering displaced families and continued their siege around Al-Shifa Hospital, firing directly at medical facilities.
Thursday, October 3: IOF forces conducted extensive operations with particularly devastating strikes in Gaza City and Khan Younis. A massacre in the Al-Sabra neighborhood claimed 9 martyrs including 3 children, while another strike on displaced persons' tents in the Mina (port) area killed 5 martyrs, most of them children. The IOF targeted Al-Maghazi camp near Duar Makki, resulting in 7 martyrs and over 30 wounded. A major clash broke out between the resistance security forces and Majayda family, followed by IOF bombing. Hamas delivered its response to the US-led proposal.
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GAZA STRIP (RNN) - September 30 to October 7 summary:
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Friday, October 4: The IOF conducted a devastating massacre against the Abd al-Aal family in Al-Tuffah neighborhood, when. At least 18 martyrs ascended, mostly children, including a 3-month-old infant, with approximately 20 still missing under the rubble. Additional strikes throughout the day targeted the Shaati refugee camp where 12 martyrs from the Sha'ath family ascended, and various residential areas across Gaza City. IOF forces continued demolishing homes with booby-trapped armored vehicles in Al-Sabra neighborhood while quadcopter drones fired intensively at civilians.
Saturday, October 5: IOF continued strikes across Gaza City with multiple massacres targeting civilians. Eight martyrs ascended near the Labbaidi junction in northern Gaza City, while another strike near the Thai junction resulted in 5 martyrs. IOF shelling targeted aid seekers at Al-Shakush area northwest of Rafah, resulting in 4 martyrs among aid seekers. The IOF demolished Al-Azhar University's Al-Maghraqa branch and continued targeted demolitions using explosive-laden vehicles.
Sunday, October 6: IOF forces carried out sustained strikes throughout the day across Gaza City, targeting critical areas intensive aerial bombardment and artillery shelling. The IOF struck a school sheltering displaced families at the Greek Orthodox School in Tal al-Hawa, resulting in martyrs and injuries. IOF forces also targeted civilians waiting for aid in Khan Younis. Demolitions of residential buildings were carried out in southwest Gaza City, while the IOF prevented aid from reaching Gaza City.
343 martyrs ascended this week, including 39 aid seekers and 6 due to starvation.
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Friday, October 4: The IOF conducted a devastating massacre against the Abd al-Aal family in Al-Tuffah neighborhood, when. At least 18 martyrs ascended, mostly children, including a 3-month-old infant, with approximately 20 still missing under the rubble. Additional strikes throughout the day targeted the Shaati refugee camp where 12 martyrs from the Sha'ath family ascended, and various residential areas across Gaza City. IOF forces continued demolishing homes with booby-trapped armored vehicles in Al-Sabra neighborhood while quadcopter drones fired intensively at civilians.
Saturday, October 5: IOF continued strikes across Gaza City with multiple massacres targeting civilians. Eight martyrs ascended near the Labbaidi junction in northern Gaza City, while another strike near the Thai junction resulted in 5 martyrs. IOF shelling targeted aid seekers at Al-Shakush area northwest of Rafah, resulting in 4 martyrs among aid seekers. The IOF demolished Al-Azhar University's Al-Maghraqa branch and continued targeted demolitions using explosive-laden vehicles.
Sunday, October 6: IOF forces carried out sustained strikes throughout the day across Gaza City, targeting critical areas intensive aerial bombardment and artillery shelling. The IOF struck a school sheltering displaced families at the Greek Orthodox School in Tal al-Hawa, resulting in martyrs and injuries. IOF forces also targeted civilians waiting for aid in Khan Younis. Demolitions of residential buildings were carried out in southwest Gaza City, while the IOF prevented aid from reaching Gaza City.
343 martyrs ascended this week, including 39 aid seekers and 6 due to starvation.
Gaza Civil Defense Spokesman Mahmoud Basal:
Two full years after the start of the ongoing “Israeli” war on the Gaza Strip, we salute and express our admiration for our steadfast Palestinian people, who have faced the machinery of war and destruction with unwavering patience and unshakeable faith, despite the killing, displacement, starvation, and suffocating siege that has affected every aspect of their lives.
We in the Civil Defense Agency affirm our great pride in our heroic knights, who since the first hours of the war have been working day and night, facing the horrors of bombing and the fires of aggression with their bare chests, to save lives, recover bodies, and secure the lives of civilians, despite limited resources and extreme danger.
We also extend our thanks and appreciation to all our partners in the field, the providers of humanitarian services in all areas, who have stood with us side by side and continued their work in the darkest circumstances and most difficult moments.
This war, which has affected every home and every family in the Gaza Strip, will not break our resolve or weaken our determination to continue our humanitarian mission, in honor of our martyrs and our people, who deserve a decent life and human dignity.
In conclusion, we affirm that the Civil Defense will remain at the forefront, performing its humanitarian and national duty with integrity, and its voice will continue to speak on behalf of the people of Gaza until this tragedy ends and security and peace return to our wounded homeland.
Two full years after the start of the ongoing “Israeli” war on the Gaza Strip, we salute and express our admiration for our steadfast Palestinian people, who have faced the machinery of war and destruction with unwavering patience and unshakeable faith, despite the killing, displacement, starvation, and suffocating siege that has affected every aspect of their lives.
We in the Civil Defense Agency affirm our great pride in our heroic knights, who since the first hours of the war have been working day and night, facing the horrors of bombing and the fires of aggression with their bare chests, to save lives, recover bodies, and secure the lives of civilians, despite limited resources and extreme danger.
We also extend our thanks and appreciation to all our partners in the field, the providers of humanitarian services in all areas, who have stood with us side by side and continued their work in the darkest circumstances and most difficult moments.
This war, which has affected every home and every family in the Gaza Strip, will not break our resolve or weaken our determination to continue our humanitarian mission, in honor of our martyrs and our people, who deserve a decent life and human dignity.
In conclusion, we affirm that the Civil Defense will remain at the forefront, performing its humanitarian and national duty with integrity, and its voice will continue to speak on behalf of the people of Gaza until this tragedy ends and security and peace return to our wounded homeland.
Prisons as a Frontline of Genocide: Two Years of War Crimes Against Palestinian Political Detainees
Fact Sheet by the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society, Commission of Detainees’ Affairs, and the Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association
October 7, 2025
Two years since the start of the “Israeli” occupation’s escalating genocide against our people in the Gaza Strip, and the comprehensive aggression across historic Palestine, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) and other prisoner institutions present a fact sheet on the issue and reality of political prisoners. This includes key data and figures as well as an overview of the horrific conditions in the “Israeli” occupation’s prisons which constitute one aspect of the genocide, whereby Palestinian political detainees are being subject to unprecedented settler-colonial violence and erasure.
Over the past two years, detainees have been exposed to deliberate murder behind bars at the hands of the Israeli occupation’s prison services. This includes direct killing such as beating detainees to death, and other indirect killings through inhumane policies including denial of the right to medical care and starvation.
These actions, which existed before but intensified greatly since the genocide in Gaza, have led to a record number of Palestinian political prisoners killed.
There have been 77 identified murdered Palestinian political prisoners since the genocide began, while dozens of other detainees abducted from Gaza were martyred and their bodies remain withheld by occupation authorities and subject to enforced disappearances.
This figure stands as irrefutable evidence of one of the most brutal periods in the history of the Palestinian prisoner movement, which has long resisted a prison system designed to physically and psychologically destroy detainees.
Relying on hundreds of documented testimonies, material evidence, and public threats by Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and the far-right “Israeli” government, the PPS and other institutions affirm that the crimes against prisoners constitute large-scale war crimes and crimes against humanity. The “Israeli” judicial system, including its Supreme Court, has provided legal cover for this brutality.
These crimes include torture, killing, looting, starvation, the intentional spread of disease, denial of medical care, sexual assaults including rape, and collective isolation — all aimed at the systematic killing of Palestinian prisoners. The scale of violence over the past two years has exceeded all legal definitions, violating international laws and conventions, amid unprecedented global inaction — especially due to the protection granted to these crimes by international powers, chiefly the United States.
Nevertheless, as human rights institutions, and despite the bleakness of the reality, we cannot ignore the role of principled human rights advocates, nor the importance of activating international decisions that support our people’s right to freedom and self-determination.
While the occupying state continues to commit its ongoing crime of genocide over the past two years, we are now witnessing the continued detention of dozens of activists from the Sumud Flotilla who, in their testimonies, revealed that they were subjected to abuse, ill-treatment, and detention under harsh conditions. This has been accompanied by public threats made by the Ben Gvir against the activists, whom he described as “terrorists.”
In this context, the institutions express their salute to all the activists who attempted to break the siege imposed on our people in Gaza.
PART 1Fact Sheet by the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society, Commission of Detainees’ Affairs, and the Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association
October 7, 2025
Two years since the start of the “Israeli” occupation’s escalating genocide against our people in the Gaza Strip, and the comprehensive aggression across historic Palestine, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) and other prisoner institutions present a fact sheet on the issue and reality of political prisoners. This includes key data and figures as well as an overview of the horrific conditions in the “Israeli” occupation’s prisons which constitute one aspect of the genocide, whereby Palestinian political detainees are being subject to unprecedented settler-colonial violence and erasure.
Over the past two years, detainees have been exposed to deliberate murder behind bars at the hands of the Israeli occupation’s prison services. This includes direct killing such as beating detainees to death, and other indirect killings through inhumane policies including denial of the right to medical care and starvation.
These actions, which existed before but intensified greatly since the genocide in Gaza, have led to a record number of Palestinian political prisoners killed.
There have been 77 identified murdered Palestinian political prisoners since the genocide began, while dozens of other detainees abducted from Gaza were martyred and their bodies remain withheld by occupation authorities and subject to enforced disappearances.
This figure stands as irrefutable evidence of one of the most brutal periods in the history of the Palestinian prisoner movement, which has long resisted a prison system designed to physically and psychologically destroy detainees.
Relying on hundreds of documented testimonies, material evidence, and public threats by Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and the far-right “Israeli” government, the PPS and other institutions affirm that the crimes against prisoners constitute large-scale war crimes and crimes against humanity. The “Israeli” judicial system, including its Supreme Court, has provided legal cover for this brutality.
These crimes include torture, killing, looting, starvation, the intentional spread of disease, denial of medical care, sexual assaults including rape, and collective isolation — all aimed at the systematic killing of Palestinian prisoners. The scale of violence over the past two years has exceeded all legal definitions, violating international laws and conventions, amid unprecedented global inaction — especially due to the protection granted to these crimes by international powers, chiefly the United States.
Nevertheless, as human rights institutions, and despite the bleakness of the reality, we cannot ignore the role of principled human rights advocates, nor the importance of activating international decisions that support our people’s right to freedom and self-determination.
While the occupying state continues to commit its ongoing crime of genocide over the past two years, we are now witnessing the continued detention of dozens of activists from the Sumud Flotilla who, in their testimonies, revealed that they were subjected to abuse, ill-treatment, and detention under harsh conditions. This has been accompanied by public threats made by the Ben Gvir against the activists, whom he described as “terrorists.”
In this context, the institutions express their salute to all the activists who attempted to break the siege imposed on our people in Gaza.
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Fact Sheet by the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society
Fact Sheet by the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society
Prisons as a Frontline of Genocide: Two Years of War Crimes Against Palestinian Political Detainees
Key Policies and Violations Documented by Prisoner Rights Institutions
We have documented an unprecedented escalation in the scale and scope of systematic crimes and violations widely practiced against Palestinian political prisoners since the beginning of the genocide.
Among the most prominent of these crimes are:
· Torture in all its physical and psychological forms.
· Systematic starvation and denial of sufficient and balanced food.
· Medical crimes, including denial of treatment and deliberate imposition of conditions that lead to the spread of diseases and epidemics.
· Collective isolation and policies of deprivation affecting all aspects of prison life.
· Systematic repression and attacks carried out by special units of the Israeli Prison Services, notably the Keter, Metzada, and Nahshon units.
· Violent physical assault, including the use of gas, stun grenades, and electroshock weapons.
· Policies of humiliation, including strip searches and sexual assault, including rape.
· Using illness as a tool of torture, as seen in the outbreak of scabies skin disease.
· Psychological terror, solitary confinement, and threats of murder.
· Enforced disappearance has also become a policy, particularly targeting detainees from Gaza.
Additionally, there has been a massive surge in the use of the policies of “administrative detention” and “unlawful combatants” both of which allow detention without trial or charge for indefinite periods without due process.
Martyred Prisoners: The Most Violent Era in the History of the Prisoner Movement
The number of martyred Palestinian political prisoners whose identities have been confirmed has reached 77 people, all of whom were killed through either torture, starvation, or denial of medical treatment, or a combination of them all. These are only those whose identities have been revealed; the bodies of dozens of detainees from Gaza who have been killed remain forcibly disappeared.
In addition, occupation authorities continue to withhold the bodies of 85 martyred prisoners who were killed in detention, 74 of whom were martyred since the start of the genocide.
The total number of martyrs of the Palestinian prisoner movement since the occupation of 1967 is estimated at 314 people, according to documentation compiled over the decades.
We emphasize here that the occupation’s claims of opening “investigations” into the circumstances of some prisoner deaths and killings — following formal requests from certain human rights institutions — are nothing more than a policy of deception and deliberate stalling.
PART 2Key Policies and Violations Documented by Prisoner Rights Institutions
We have documented an unprecedented escalation in the scale and scope of systematic crimes and violations widely practiced against Palestinian political prisoners since the beginning of the genocide.
Among the most prominent of these crimes are:
· Torture in all its physical and psychological forms.
· Systematic starvation and denial of sufficient and balanced food.
· Medical crimes, including denial of treatment and deliberate imposition of conditions that lead to the spread of diseases and epidemics.
· Collective isolation and policies of deprivation affecting all aspects of prison life.
· Systematic repression and attacks carried out by special units of the Israeli Prison Services, notably the Keter, Metzada, and Nahshon units.
· Violent physical assault, including the use of gas, stun grenades, and electroshock weapons.
· Policies of humiliation, including strip searches and sexual assault, including rape.
· Using illness as a tool of torture, as seen in the outbreak of scabies skin disease.
· Psychological terror, solitary confinement, and threats of murder.
· Enforced disappearance has also become a policy, particularly targeting detainees from Gaza.
Additionally, there has been a massive surge in the use of the policies of “administrative detention” and “unlawful combatants” both of which allow detention without trial or charge for indefinite periods without due process.
Martyred Prisoners: The Most Violent Era in the History of the Prisoner Movement
The number of martyred Palestinian political prisoners whose identities have been confirmed has reached 77 people, all of whom were killed through either torture, starvation, or denial of medical treatment, or a combination of them all. These are only those whose identities have been revealed; the bodies of dozens of detainees from Gaza who have been killed remain forcibly disappeared.
In addition, occupation authorities continue to withhold the bodies of 85 martyred prisoners who were killed in detention, 74 of whom were martyred since the start of the genocide.
The total number of martyrs of the Palestinian prisoner movement since the occupation of 1967 is estimated at 314 people, according to documentation compiled over the decades.
We emphasize here that the occupation’s claims of opening “investigations” into the circumstances of some prisoner deaths and killings — following formal requests from certain human rights institutions — are nothing more than a policy of deception and deliberate stalling.
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Prisons as a Frontline of Genocide: Two Years of War Crimes Against Palestinian Political Detainees
The Case of Palestinians Detained from Gaza
The testimonies and accounts of detainees from Gaza have marked a pivotal shift in understanding the level of brutality practiced by the occupation system.
These testimonies have revealed an unprecedented pattern of systematic torture, beginning from the moment of arrest, through the stages of interrogation, and continuing into prolonged periods of detention.
The methods of repression and abuse have varied, ranging from physical and psychological torture, to beatings, starvation, and deliberate medical crimes — in addition to sexual assault. Taken together, these acts constitute a fully developed policy of extermination and genocide inside prisons and military camps.
These crimes have led to the killing of dozens of detainees, alongside field executions carried out by occupation forces during arrest.
According to official data, human rights organizations have so far identified 46 martyred Palestinians among those abducted from Gaza, out of a total of 77 prisoners killed since the start of the genocide.
Meanwhile, the occupation continues to conceal the fate of dozens of other martyred Gaza detainees.
It is also worth noting that the occupation authorities have established several camps and special sections inside prisons specifically for Gaza’s detainees. Most notable among them is the Sde Teiman camp, which has become a central site of torture and killings, and the Rakevet section, located underground in Ramla Prison, which stands as a stark example of enforced disappearance and systematic torture.
The vast majority of Gaza’s detainees officially acknowledged by the prison administration have been classified as “unlawful combatants” — one of the most prominent legal frameworks that has institutionalized torture and other grave violations against Gaza detainees, and allows their detention without trial or charge indefinitely.
Around 20,000 Arrest Cases in the West Bank, Including Jerusalem, Since the Start of the War of Extermination
(Note: This figure does not include arrests in Gaza, estimated in the thousands, nor those in the 1948-occupied territories.)
Since the genocide, the number of cases of arrest in the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem, has reached approximately 20,000, including around 1,600 arrests among children and about 595 among women.
This figure includes those who were arrested and remain in detention, as well as those who were later released. It marks a historic and unprecedented number of arrests over just two years. It is important to note that this number does not include cases of arrest among Gaza’s residents, estimated in the thousands, nor arrests that occurred in the 1948-occupied territories.
These mass arrests in the West Bank have been accompanied by unprecedented crimes and violations, including brutal beatings, acts of terror against detainees and their families, widespread vandalism and destruction of homes, confiscation of vehicles, money, and gold, and the extensive destruction of infrastructure — particularly in Tulkarem, Jenin and their refugee camps.
Violations also included the demolition of prisoners’ family homes, use of family members as hostages, use of detainees as human shields, and field executions. Moreover, arrests have been used as a cover for illegal settlement expansion in the West Bank.
The total number of arrests since the beginning of the genocide includes: Those detained from their homes, at military checkpoints, those who surrendered under pressure, those taken as hostages, and individuals held for long hours under field interrogation.
Widespread field interrogations have targeted thousands since the beginning of the genocide, during which occupation soldiers have committed crimes comparable to those in formal detention centers.
PART 3The Case of Palestinians Detained from Gaza
The testimonies and accounts of detainees from Gaza have marked a pivotal shift in understanding the level of brutality practiced by the occupation system.
These testimonies have revealed an unprecedented pattern of systematic torture, beginning from the moment of arrest, through the stages of interrogation, and continuing into prolonged periods of detention.
The methods of repression and abuse have varied, ranging from physical and psychological torture, to beatings, starvation, and deliberate medical crimes — in addition to sexual assault. Taken together, these acts constitute a fully developed policy of extermination and genocide inside prisons and military camps.
These crimes have led to the killing of dozens of detainees, alongside field executions carried out by occupation forces during arrest.
According to official data, human rights organizations have so far identified 46 martyred Palestinians among those abducted from Gaza, out of a total of 77 prisoners killed since the start of the genocide.
Meanwhile, the occupation continues to conceal the fate of dozens of other martyred Gaza detainees.
It is also worth noting that the occupation authorities have established several camps and special sections inside prisons specifically for Gaza’s detainees. Most notable among them is the Sde Teiman camp, which has become a central site of torture and killings, and the Rakevet section, located underground in Ramla Prison, which stands as a stark example of enforced disappearance and systematic torture.
The vast majority of Gaza’s detainees officially acknowledged by the prison administration have been classified as “unlawful combatants” — one of the most prominent legal frameworks that has institutionalized torture and other grave violations against Gaza detainees, and allows their detention without trial or charge indefinitely.
Around 20,000 Arrest Cases in the West Bank, Including Jerusalem, Since the Start of the War of Extermination
(Note: This figure does not include arrests in Gaza, estimated in the thousands, nor those in the 1948-occupied territories.)
Since the genocide, the number of cases of arrest in the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem, has reached approximately 20,000, including around 1,600 arrests among children and about 595 among women.
This figure includes those who were arrested and remain in detention, as well as those who were later released. It marks a historic and unprecedented number of arrests over just two years. It is important to note that this number does not include cases of arrest among Gaza’s residents, estimated in the thousands, nor arrests that occurred in the 1948-occupied territories.
These mass arrests in the West Bank have been accompanied by unprecedented crimes and violations, including brutal beatings, acts of terror against detainees and their families, widespread vandalism and destruction of homes, confiscation of vehicles, money, and gold, and the extensive destruction of infrastructure — particularly in Tulkarem, Jenin and their refugee camps.
Violations also included the demolition of prisoners’ family homes, use of family members as hostages, use of detainees as human shields, and field executions. Moreover, arrests have been used as a cover for illegal settlement expansion in the West Bank.
The total number of arrests since the beginning of the genocide includes: Those detained from their homes, at military checkpoints, those who surrendered under pressure, those taken as hostages, and individuals held for long hours under field interrogation.
Widespread field interrogations have targeted thousands since the beginning of the genocide, during which occupation soldiers have committed crimes comparable to those in formal detention centers.
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Prisons as a Frontline of Genocide: Two Years of War Crimes Against Palestinian Political Detainees
Categories of Arrests
· Journalists: A total of 202 journalists have been arrested since the start of the genocide. The majority were either placed under “administrative detention” – detention without trial or charge - or faced charges related to what the occupation calls “incitement” — essentially detaining individuals for freedom of expression. Two journalists from Gaza, Nidal Al-Wahidi and Haitham Abdel Wahid, remain under enforced disappearance.
· Doctors and Medical Staff: According to the Ministry of Health, about 360 medical professionals have been arrested, including three who died in detention due to torture:
Iyad Al-Rantisi, Adnan Al-Barsh, and Ziad Al-Dalu.
Data and Statistics on the Number of Prisoners – October 2025
The number of prisoners in “Israeli” occupation prisons has more than doubled, with the majority of detainees held under administrative detention, meaning without charge. The issue of administrative detention has become one of the most significant developments in the prisoner file.
This data is based on reports from prisoner advocacy institutions and figures released by the “Israeli” Prison Service up to October 2025.
· Total number of Palestinian political prisoners: Over 11,100 people held in the “Israeli” occupation’s prisons, majority held under administrative detention without trial or charge, or are awaiting trial. (This number does not include detainees held in military camps run by the Israeli army.)
It is the highest recorded total since the start of the Second Intifada in 2000, according to documentation by relevant institutions.
· Sentenced prisoners: Over 1,460 individuals currently serving sentences.
· Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment or facing life sentence charges: Around 350, including 303 already sentenced, and 40 facing indictments for life sentences.
o Abdullah Al-Barghouti holds the highest sentence: 67 life terms.
o Followed by Ibrahim Hamed: 54 life terms.
· Prisoners detained since before the Oslo Accords: 17 prisoners, including four who have been held since 1986: Ibrahim Abu Mokh, Ibrahim Bayadseh, Ahmed Abu Jaber, and Samir Abu Nima.
· Prisoners sentenced between 10 and 20 years: 131 people
· Prisoners sentenced between 21 and 30 years: 166 people
· Female prisoners: 53 women are currently held behind bars, including three from Gaza, and two minor girls.
· Child prisoners: Over 400 children are currently detained, mostly in Ofer and Megiddo prisons.
· Pre-trial detainees: Around 3,380 individuals are awaiting trial (as of October 2025).
· “Administrative detainees”: 3,544 detainees, making it the largest category of prisoners compared to sentenced or pre-trial detainees, or “unlawful combatants”.
· “Unlawful combatants”: 2,673 detainees classified under this designation, though the number does not include all Gaza detainees held in military camps. This classification also applies to Arab detainees from Lebanon and Syria.
PART 4Categories of Arrests
· Journalists: A total of 202 journalists have been arrested since the start of the genocide. The majority were either placed under “administrative detention” – detention without trial or charge - or faced charges related to what the occupation calls “incitement” — essentially detaining individuals for freedom of expression. Two journalists from Gaza, Nidal Al-Wahidi and Haitham Abdel Wahid, remain under enforced disappearance.
· Doctors and Medical Staff: According to the Ministry of Health, about 360 medical professionals have been arrested, including three who died in detention due to torture:
Iyad Al-Rantisi, Adnan Al-Barsh, and Ziad Al-Dalu.
Data and Statistics on the Number of Prisoners – October 2025
The number of prisoners in “Israeli” occupation prisons has more than doubled, with the majority of detainees held under administrative detention, meaning without charge. The issue of administrative detention has become one of the most significant developments in the prisoner file.
This data is based on reports from prisoner advocacy institutions and figures released by the “Israeli” Prison Service up to October 2025.
· Total number of Palestinian political prisoners: Over 11,100 people held in the “Israeli” occupation’s prisons, majority held under administrative detention without trial or charge, or are awaiting trial. (This number does not include detainees held in military camps run by the Israeli army.)
It is the highest recorded total since the start of the Second Intifada in 2000, according to documentation by relevant institutions.
· Sentenced prisoners: Over 1,460 individuals currently serving sentences.
· Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment or facing life sentence charges: Around 350, including 303 already sentenced, and 40 facing indictments for life sentences.
o Abdullah Al-Barghouti holds the highest sentence: 67 life terms.
o Followed by Ibrahim Hamed: 54 life terms.
· Prisoners detained since before the Oslo Accords: 17 prisoners, including four who have been held since 1986: Ibrahim Abu Mokh, Ibrahim Bayadseh, Ahmed Abu Jaber, and Samir Abu Nima.
· Prisoners sentenced between 10 and 20 years: 131 people
· Prisoners sentenced between 21 and 30 years: 166 people
· Female prisoners: 53 women are currently held behind bars, including three from Gaza, and two minor girls.
· Child prisoners: Over 400 children are currently detained, mostly in Ofer and Megiddo prisons.
· Pre-trial detainees: Around 3,380 individuals are awaiting trial (as of October 2025).
· “Administrative detainees”: 3,544 detainees, making it the largest category of prisoners compared to sentenced or pre-trial detainees, or “unlawful combatants”.
· “Unlawful combatants”: 2,673 detainees classified under this designation, though the number does not include all Gaza detainees held in military camps. This classification also applies to Arab detainees from Lebanon and Syria.
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Prisons as a Frontline of Genocide: Two Years of War Crimes Against Palestinian Political Detainees
PART 4
PART 4
Prisons as a Frontline of Genocide: Two Years of War Crimes Against Palestinian Political Detainees
Prisoners’ Numbers Before the Genocide
The total number of prisoners before the genocide exceeded 5,250 people, including around 40 female prisoners and 180 children. The number of “administrative detainees” stood at approximately 1,320 people.
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Since the beginning of the genocide, occupation authorities have denied prisoners' families the right to visit, and have also banned the International Committee of the Red Cross from visiting prisoners in detention.
It is also important to note that Palestinian human rights institutions are facing severe challenges and a systematic campaign of elimination, which has escalated to an unprecedented level—particularly after the United States designated the Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association as a “terrorist” organization, and imposed sanctions on three other organizations: Al-Haq, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), and Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights.
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All the data used by these institutions is based on: Legal teams who visit and follow up on prisoners, testimonies of released prisoners, and daily monitoring and documentation.
The institutions renew their call on the international system to shed its cloak of inaction and complicity in the face of this extermination war.
These crimes have reached a level that words can no longer describe. What is happening is part of a broader campaign of ethnic cleansing and erasure, and the violations committed against prisoners and detainees are a direct extension of the war of extermination and genocide.
The ongoing international silence in the face of these crimes is a violation of humanity as a whole, and the consequences of this genocide will extend to all who have used inaction as a pretext to evade their responsibilities.
To access the reports, fact sheets, and statements issued by the three institutions over the past two years of the war, please refer to the following official websites
· Commission of Detainees’ Affairs:
https://cda.gov.ps/index.php/ar/
· Palestinian Prisoner’s Society:
https://www.ppsmo.ps/
· Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association:
https://addameer.ps/ar
Find the Arabic version of this report: Here
PART 5Prisoners’ Numbers Before the Genocide
The total number of prisoners before the genocide exceeded 5,250 people, including around 40 female prisoners and 180 children. The number of “administrative detainees” stood at approximately 1,320 people.
—
Since the beginning of the genocide, occupation authorities have denied prisoners' families the right to visit, and have also banned the International Committee of the Red Cross from visiting prisoners in detention.
It is also important to note that Palestinian human rights institutions are facing severe challenges and a systematic campaign of elimination, which has escalated to an unprecedented level—particularly after the United States designated the Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association as a “terrorist” organization, and imposed sanctions on three other organizations: Al-Haq, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), and Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights.
—
All the data used by these institutions is based on: Legal teams who visit and follow up on prisoners, testimonies of released prisoners, and daily monitoring and documentation.
The institutions renew their call on the international system to shed its cloak of inaction and complicity in the face of this extermination war.
These crimes have reached a level that words can no longer describe. What is happening is part of a broader campaign of ethnic cleansing and erasure, and the violations committed against prisoners and detainees are a direct extension of the war of extermination and genocide.
The ongoing international silence in the face of these crimes is a violation of humanity as a whole, and the consequences of this genocide will extend to all who have used inaction as a pretext to evade their responsibilities.
To access the reports, fact sheets, and statements issued by the three institutions over the past two years of the war, please refer to the following official websites
· Commission of Detainees’ Affairs:
https://cda.gov.ps/index.php/ar/
· Palestinian Prisoner’s Society:
https://www.ppsmo.ps/
· Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association:
https://addameer.ps/ar
Find the Arabic version of this report: Here
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Gaza Civil Defense Director Mahmoud Basal releases video statement: Two years of war on Gaza
Hamas:
Following responsible and serious negotiations conducted by the Movement and the Palestinian resistance factions regarding President Trump's proposal in Sharm El Sheikh, aimed at achieving a halt to the war of extermination against our Palestinian people and the withdrawal of the occupation from the Gaza Strip; the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) announces reaching an agreement that stipulates ending the war on Gaza, the withdrawal of the occupation from it, the entry of aid, and the exchange of prisoners.
We highly appreciate the efforts of the mediating brothers in Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey, and we also value the efforts of US President Donald Trump aimed at permanently stopping the war and the complete withdrawal of the occupation from the Gaza Strip.
We call upon President Trump, the guarantor states of the agreement, and various Arab, Islamic, and international parties, to compel the occupation government to fully implement the requirements of the agreement, and not allow it to evade or procrastinate in applying what has been agreed upon.
We salute our great people in the Gaza Strip, in Al-Quds and the West Bank, and inside and outside the homeland, who recorded unparalleled positions of glory, heroism, and honor, and confronted the fascist occupation projects that targeted them and their national rights; these great sacrifices and stances thwarted the plans of the “israeli” occupation for subjugation and displacement.
We affirm that the sacrifices of our people will not be in vain, and that we will remain faithful to the covenant, and will not abandon our people's national rights until freedom, independence, and self-determination are achieved.
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RNN: Egyptian sources to Al-Araby revealed details of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement, most notably the entry of 400 aid trucks per day to the Gaza Strip, for the first five days.
After the first five days, aid will enter without daily limits coordinated through international institutions, according to the sources.
The entry of 400 aid trucks was reportedly an amendment Hamas introduced into the latest ceasefire proposal.
The sources also revealed that the agreement stipulates that the IOF cease all military operations the moment the agreement comes into effect, and that captives will be released 72 hours after that. The agreement is composed of three phases.
After the first five days, aid will enter without daily limits coordinated through international institutions, according to the sources.
The entry of 400 aid trucks was reportedly an amendment Hamas introduced into the latest ceasefire proposal.
The sources also revealed that the agreement stipulates that the IOF cease all military operations the moment the agreement comes into effect, and that captives will be released 72 hours after that. The agreement is composed of three phases.
GAZA STRIP — Al Mayadeen correspondent: The occupation army continues bombing in various areas of the Gaza Strip.
The occupation destroyed about 80% of the Gaza Strip in the genocide war it waged on the strip over the past two years.
The fate of thousands of civilians and journalists remains unknown so far after the “Israeli” extermination war on the Gaza Strip.
The occupation army does not stop its violations, and the occupation warplanes are entering the airspace of the Gaza Strip at this moment*.
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*Approximately 80 minutes ago
The occupation destroyed about 80% of the Gaza Strip in the genocide war it waged on the strip over the past two years.
The fate of thousands of civilians and journalists remains unknown so far after the “Israeli” extermination war on the Gaza Strip.
The occupation army does not stop its violations, and the occupation warplanes are entering the airspace of the Gaza Strip at this moment*.
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*Approximately 80 minutes ago
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NORTHERN GAZA (Quds) — As news broke, journalists in Gaza City roamed the streets to tell families about the ceasefire agreement amidst the cut off electricity and internet services
Gaza journalist Abdulruhman Ismail:
This time, joy is incomplete,
not like the celebration of the previous ceasefire.
Our people suffer from a deep and painful anguish,
for this enemy has proven to be more brazen, vile, and despicable than we ever imagined.
Every tear of joy that falls from one eye,
is met by a tear of sorrow on the opposite side.
Therefore, we believe that the global political struggle must begin and intensify after the ceasefire, not before.
A worldwide popular coalition must be formed to halt the war,
and to support the people of Gaza with humanitarian, psychological, financial, and material aid.
Every free person must feel a debt upon their shoulders toward Gaza and its people,
a debt that can only be discharged by the complete removal and dissolution of this occupation.
May God have mercy on our righteous martyrs…
Al-Mayadeen correspondent in Cairo: The date for signing Gaza ceasefire agreement in Sharm El Sheikh not yet set, pending completion of final arrangements.
After signing the agreement, the Rafah crossing will be rehabilitated in preparation for the entry of hundreds of humanitarian aid trucks into Gaza.
After signing the agreement, the Rafah crossing will be rehabilitated in preparation for the entry of hundreds of humanitarian aid trucks into Gaza.
Egyptian Al-Qahira News: Talks between the delegations continue to finalize the Gaza agreement.
Gaza Government Media Office:
- The occupation killed 18 students and one teacher every day.
- The occupation demolished more than one mosque every day.
- The occupation completely demolished 367 housing units every day.
- The occupation displaced 394 families every day.
- The occupation targeted one shelter and displacement center every three days.
- The occupation destroyed one central water well every day.
- The occupation destroyed 7 kilometers of electricity networks every day.
- The occupation destroyed 959 meters of water networks every day.
- The occupation destroyed 959 meters of sewage networks every day.
- The occupation destroyed 4,000 meters of roads every day.
- The occupation killed 18 students and one teacher every day.
- The occupation demolished more than one mosque every day.
- The occupation completely demolished 367 housing units every day.
- The occupation displaced 394 families every day.
- The occupation targeted one shelter and displacement center every three days.
- The occupation destroyed one central water well every day.
- The occupation destroyed 7 kilometers of electricity networks every day.
- The occupation destroyed 959 meters of water networks every day.
- The occupation destroyed 959 meters of sewage networks every day.
- The occupation destroyed 4,000 meters of roads every day.