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Israel labelled 4,500 detained Gaza civilians as ‘unlawful combatants’, report finds
Only about 25% of the 6,000 Gaza detainees are militants; the rest are civilians held indefinitely without trial under the Unlawful Combatants Law, according to Israeli military data.
- An investigation revealed that Israel labeled around 4,500 Palestinians from Gaza as 'unlawful combatants' and detained many civilians since October 2023.
- This mass detention followed a military offensive launched by Israel in Gaza, with arrests often based on broad 'unlawful combatant' law allowing indefinite imprisonment without trial or legal access.
- Reports show that only about a quarter of detainees are identified as fighters, while the majority include elderly, children, medical staff, and civilians held under harsh conditions and frequent abuse.
- Senior officers admitted up to 90% of detainees were not Hamas members, and human rights lawyers described the law as legalizing enforced disappearances of Palestinians from Gaza.
- These findings suggest systematic arbitrary detentions in Gaza, raising legal and humanitarian concerns amid ongoing international scrutiny including genocide accusations against Israel.
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New Investigation Reveals Most Palestinians Held Without Charge or Trial in Israeli Jails Are Civilians - Quds News Network
Occupied Palestine (Quds News Network)- A new investigation, based on classified data from an Israeli military database, has revealed that only one in four detainees from Gaza are identified as fighters, with civilians making up the overwhelming majority of Palestinians held without charge or trial in Israeli jails. The joint probe by the Guardian, +972 magazine and the Hebrew-language outlet Local Call has found those jailed for long periods wi…
The Israeli military has officially admitted that only about 25 percent of Palestinians detained in the Gaza Strip since the start of the ground offensive have been identified as armed fighters. The figures have raised great concern among human rights organizations and international opinion, as they suggest that the majority of those detained are civilians. According to data released by Israeli military intelligence officials, of the approximate…
According to classified data, only one in four prisoners are identified as combatants by Israeli military intelligence.
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