Ramallah (UNA/WAFA) – The Palestinian Prisoners’ Club said that the Israeli occupation forces arrested 7 Palestinian women, including a university student, during the past two days, bringing the number of female prisoners in Israeli jails to 47.
The Prisoners' Club added in a statement on Monday that the majority of those arrested over the past two days were arrested, according to the occupation's initial allegations, for "incitement" on social media. This is currently the most prominent systematic policy used by the occupation to detain hundreds of citizens, and is another aspect of the crime of administrative detention. This type of persecution has become a central tool for imposing further censorship and restrictions on freedom of opinion and expression.
He explained that the majority of female prisoners are being held in Al-Damon prison, including two female prisoners from Gaza, two girls, two female prisoners in their sixth month of pregnancy, and 10 administrative detainees.
It is worth noting that the number of women arrested since the beginning of the war of extermination has exceeded 560 cases. This figure includes women arrested in the West Bank, including Jerusalem, as well as women from the 1948 territories. There is no clear estimate of the number of women arrested in Gaza.
It's worth noting that this systematic escalation has affected all women across the Palestinian territories, including minors. It has also included the detention of women as hostages, with dozens of them detained, with the aim of pressuring a family member targeted by the occupation to surrender. This policy has constituted one of the most prominent crimes that has escalated dramatically since October 7.
In this context, the Palestinian Commission of Prisoners' Affairs and Ex-Prisoners warned against the occupation's continued denial of lawyer visits to prisoners, holding it fully responsible for covering up violations inside prisons and calling on the international community to take urgent action.
The Commission noted that over the past ten days, approximately 500 male and female prisoners have been denied legal visits by Commission staff, a dangerous escalation in the policy of isolation and repression.
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