JAKARTA - Israel has arrested 18,500 Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank of illegal settlers in East Jerusalem as of Sunday, August 3.

Citing AFP, Monday, August 4, the number of victims has been recorded since Prime Minister (PM) Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the Israeli military to invade Gaza in October 2023.

The Authority for Prisoners and Release and the Palestinian Detention Center revealed in its report that the figures included 570 women and 1,500 children, including 194 journalists, 49 of whom were still being held.

International human rights groups (HAM) reported that at least 75 prisoners had died in Israeli prisons since October 7, 2023, including 46 prisoners from the Gaza Strip.

Meanwhile, Israeli authorities are still detaining the bodies of 72 prisoners among 83 detainees who died before and after October 2023.

The report includes Palestinians kidnapped from their homes during the Israeli invasion or at military checkpoints.

However, the report does not cover a complete and definite number of prisoners arrested in Gaza during Israel's military campaign in the coastal enclave.

The international human rights groups accuse Israeli authorities of "forced disappearance policies" against Gaza detainees by not releasing their numbers and names.

The report also warns the international community of human rights violations that continue to take place against Palestinians amid the Israeli regime that continues to attack Gaza.

On the one hand, the international community has accused the Israeli regime of committing genocide in Gaza and the Palestinian territories as a result of its devastating actions and leaving civilians starving.


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