- Thousands of Palestinians stay in Israeli prisons.
- Systemic force includes beating, torture and medical negligence.
- Many are held indefinitely without charges or trial.
- Tens of detainees died of severe conditions.
- Israel blocks independent supervision of its prisons.
Despite the fresh ceasefire and prisoner exchange that freed the last 20 Israeli prisoners of war in the Gaza Strip, over 9,000 Palestinians stay in Israeli custody.
Human rights organisations are being alarmed by describing a prison strategy where beating, hunger and deficiency of medical care are on the agenda, leading to the death of tens behind bars.
Since the start of the war in October 2023, the detention rate has increased dramatically.
Before the conflict in Israeli prisons, about 5,000 Palestinians were held.
This figure increased more than twice, reaching more than 11,000 by October 2025.
The last exchange resulting in the release of almost 2,000 Palestinians reduced the current number to around 9100 people who stay in captivity.
Among those inactive imprisoned, at least 3,544 are inactive in administrative custody.
This controversial Israeli practice allows you to be imprisoned for an indefinite period without making charges or trial.
Hundreds of another detainees in Gaza are being held under the Act on "illegal fighters", besides without charges.
Among the detainees are 52 women, about 400 minors and respective twelve medical workers and journalists.
Abuse system
Human rights organisations and freed prisoners agree to describe Israeli prisons as "Torture Camps".
They say that prisoners are beaten, humiliated and sexually abused all day.
Samir Zaqout, Deputy manager of Al Mezan Human Rights Center, stated that the released prisoners are in tragic condition and urgently request rehabilitation.
"They go from 1 hell to another" – he said.
Zaqout described the dense conditions in detail, noting that the detainees are undressed, blindfolded and beaten during arrest.
"They give 12 people 2 or 3 blankets" – he said, describing the systematic deprivation of sleep, food and basic hygiene.
He confirmed that the detainees were "and subjected to physical and intellectual torture all the time in Israeli prisons".
Conditions reportedly deteriorated after October 2023, erstwhile Israeli officials promised that prisons would become "hell for Palestinians".
The consequences of this systemic abuse are disastrous.
Due to torture, malnutrition and the refusal of medical care, at least 78 prisoners have died in Israeli detention in the last 2 years.
The Committee on the Arrested and erstwhile Prisoners of the Palestinian Authority has stated that video recordings of the released prisoners item "bretality and crime" by the Israeli authorities.
Israel refuses access and independent supervision
Israel continues to block independent surveillance of its prison system. Tala Nasser, a lawyer from the Association of Prisoners and Human Rights Support Addameer, confirmed that Israel prevents the global Committee of the Red Cross from visiting prisons and monitoring conditions.
household visits were besides refused.
Naser called for global action, stating:
"End of war does not mean the end of Israeli crimes".
She stressed that "responsible persons must be held liable for serious violations committed against Palestinian prisoners."
The fresh release of prisoners gave insight into the human costs of this system.
Kamal Abu Shanab, a 51-year-old released after spending more than 18 years in prison, described his experience as "an indescribable journey of suffering – hunger, unfair treatment, oppression, torture and curses – more than 1 can imagine".
His face was thin and said he lost 139 pounds (59 kilograms) while in prison.
His niece, Farah Abu Shanab, said:
"We don't admit him. He's not the individual we knew."
Inmates' activist Thamer Sabaaneh said Israel was utilizing prisoners for revenge.
He expects the prisoners to start a movement to improve their conditions, noting that any of them told Israeli officers that "will not stay silent unless they are freed."
The constant detention of thousands of people without charges, under conditions condemned as abuse, poses a serious challenge to claims about the democratic process and human rights.
While the planet focuses on ceasefire agreements, the destiny of these 9,000 people remains a burning and unresolved injustice.
Translated by Google Translator
source:https://www.naturalnews.com/2025-10-15-
