The Palestinian Prisoners Club (PPC) highlighted that of that total, 3,358 are being held in administrative detention, a controversial regulation rejected by human rights groups because it allows authorities to withhold evidence against them.

At the same time, they remain imprisoned for extended periods without being charged, tried, or convicted.

Another 1,249 were classified as “illegal combatants,” a term used by Israel to describe militants in the Gaza Strip.

The Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners’ Affairs Commission denounced the harsh living conditions of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails and the systematic violence against them.

The organization revealed in a statement that its legal team conducted a series of visits to prisons, where it witnessed the difficult conditions in which the prisoners live and heard testimonies confirming daily violations, including medical negligence.

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