ALBAWABA - A statement from the Israeli Government Press Office claims that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the immediate preparation of thousands of prison facilities.
Netanyahu gave the Ministries of National Security, Defense, and Finance instructions to set up the facilities as soon as possible at a meeting with ministers in Tel Aviv.
Additionally, the statement stated that projections from the Israeli army and the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) suggest that thousands of people will be arrested and incarcerated in Gaza and the occupied West Bank during the course of 2024. Approximately 4,000 people have been arrested since October 7, most of whom are being held in Gaza.
The number of Palestinians detained in the occupied West Bank has reached 7,505 since Israel began its intense attacks on Gaza on October 7, according to a joint statement from the Palestinian Prisoners Society and the Prisoners and Released Detainees Committee, both affiliated with the Palestine Liberation Organization.
While some Palestinians have been freed from prison, others are still being held.
The Israeli army's continuous assault on the Gaza Strip, which started on October 7, 2023, has coincided with an uptick in arrests, raids, and violence directed towards Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
