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9,900+ Palestinians detained: The numbers 'Israel' conceals: Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs

Prepared By: Al Mayadeen English
Executed By: Al Mayadeen English
17 Apr 2025 21:28

On Palestinian Prisoners' Day, observed annually on April 17, the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs released alarming figures on the escalating scale of "Israel's" mass detention of Palestinians as of early April 2025. The number of Palestinian political prisoners held by the Israeli occupation has exceeded 9,900, not including thousands abducted from Gaza and subjected to enforced disappearance.