Over 9,000 Palestinians Remain In Israeli Captivity Following Exchange Deal

October 16, 2025 TheMcgwire

Over 9,000 Palestinians Remain In Israeli Captivity Following Exchange Deal

Rights groups and released Palestinians say Israeli detention centers are ‘torture camps’ where detainees face beatings, starvation, and denial of medical care

Palestinian prisoners’ organizations say more than 9,000 remain in captivity under what one official described as “unimaginable conditions” in an interview with Al Jazeera on 14 October, despite the recent release of nearly 2,000 Palestinians as part of an exchange deal with Israel.

According to the Palestine Center for Prisoners’ Studies, at least 3,500 Palestinians are held under Israel’s so-called administrative detention, allowing imprisonment without charge or trial for an indefinite time.

Hundreds more seized from Gaza are detained under the “Unlawful Combatant” law, also without charge, among them 52 women, about 400 minors, and dozens of medical workers, journalists, and civilians accused of “incitement.”

Before the genocide began, Israeli jails held roughly 5,000 Palestinians.

That figure more than doubled to over 11,000 by October 2025, dropping to around 9,000 after the latest exchange deal as part of the latest ceasefire.

🔗SOURCE ➡️ The Cradle

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