Palestinian political prisoners in 'Israeli' detention centers
Nearly half of Palestinian detainees held without charge, report says
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A new annual report by Palestinian prisoners’ rights organizations paints a grim picture of conditions inside ‘Israeli’ prisons at the end of 2025, revealing that nearly half of Palestinian detainees are being held without charge or trial.
The findings were announced Tuesday during a press conference held in al-Bireh in the occupied West Bank by the Commission of Detainees’ Affairs, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club, and Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association.
Widespread arbitrary detention
According to the report, the total number of Palestinian prisoners has surpassed 9,300. Around 49 percent are being held arbitrarily in central prisons without fair judicial procedures.
The breakdown shows 3,350 administrative detainees held under secret files, alongside 1,220 prisoners from the Gaza Strip classified as “unlawful combatants,” a designation that effectively mirrors administrative detention and denies basic legal protections.
Martyrs of the prisoners’ movement
The organizations said 2025 marked a continuation of genocidal crimes, with the number of Palestinian detainees who became martyrs exceeding 100 since the start of the aggression. The identities of 86 martyrs have been confirmed, including 32 during 2025 alone.
This brings the total number of martyrs of the Palestinian prisoners’ movement since 1967 to 323.
The report also documented the continued withholding of the bodies of 94 martyrs who died in detention, including 83 who were killed after October 7, 2023.
Women, children and journalists
The report highlighted the impact on vulnerable groups. It recorded the detention of 49 Palestinian women, including 16 held under administrative detention, 24 mothers, and two minors.
Around 350 Palestinian children under the age of 18 remain imprisoned. The number of detained journalists stands at 42, with 40 arrested after the start of the war.
Nine elected Palestinian lawmakers are also being held in ‘Israeli’ prisons, including prominent figures Marwan Barghouti and Ahmad Saadat.
Since the start of the war, arrest campaigns in the West Bank and Jerusalem have totaled around 21,000 cases, with more than 7,000 recorded during 2025 alone, underscoring what rights groups describe as an unprecedented escalation in mass detention.
