#Hostages: “In early July 2024, there were 9,623 Palestinians incarcerated in Israeli prisons and detention facilities, 4,781 of whom were detained without trial, without being presented with the allegations against them, and without access to the right to defend themselves.“ (B'Tselem-Report „Welcome to hell“, PDF p. 6, https://www.btselem.org/publications/202408_welcome_to_hell, )

Plus: “The large number of Palestinian detainees is primarily the result of separate criminal justice systems Israeli authorities maintain in the occupied territory. The nearly 3 million Palestinians who live in the occupied West Bank, excluding East Jerusalem, are ruled by military law and prosecuted in military courts. […] Palestinians can be jailed for participating in a gathering of merely 10 people without a permit on any issue “that could be construed as political“ […] in military trials, which have a nearly 100 percent conviction rate against Palestinians.“ (#HRW, https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/11/29/why-does-israel-have-so-many-palestinians-detention-and-available-swap)

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