Israeli forces arrest nearly 300 Palestinians in August
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 04:46 | 14 September 2020
- Modified Date: 04:46 | 14 September 2020
In a joint statement issued on Monday by the Palestinian Authority's Prisoners' Affairs Commission, the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS), the Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, and the Wadi Hilweh Information Center, 12 children and 10 women were said to be among the detainees.
The statement also added the Israeli occupation authorities have issued 73 administrative detention orders.
The statement noted the number of detainees in Israeli prisons now stands at around 4,500, including 41 women, about 140 children and 340 administrative detainees.
Last month, Anadolu Agency reported that a number of Palestinians in Israeli prisons have been infected with the coronavirus.