Prisoners’ Advocacy Group: ’Israel’ Kidnapped 562 Palestinians in September

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The Palestinian Prisoners Society [PPS] said "Israeli" soldiers "kidnapped" 562 Palestinians, including dozens of children, in the occupied West Bank and the besieged Gaza Strip in September alone.

The Palestinian body, which represents detainees and their families, said on Thursday that the soldiers of the "Israeli" apartheid regime kidnapped 294 Palestinians, mainly children, in the occupied East al-Quds [Jerusalem].

Those Palestinians were mostly transferred to prison, the PPS said, adding that the arrests were made after the "Israeli" extremists and soldiers intensified their invasions into the al-Aqsa Mosque compound.

The recent wave of violence, which started in mid-September in al-Aqsa Mosque compound, had seen "Israeli" settlers and soldiers attacking Palestinian worshipers following the deployment of "Israeli" troops to the area for a Jewish holiday.

It was also reported that the apartheid regime's troops kidnapped as many as 56 Gazans, including 40 fishers who were attacked in Palestinian waters.

The PSS said the "Israelis" abducted 75 Palestinians in al-Khalil [Hebron], 38 in Ramallah al-Bireh, 32 in Bethlehem, 22 in Jenin, 20 in Nablus, eight in Tulkarm, six in Jericho, five in Tubas, four in Qalqilya and two in Salfit.

It added that there are a total of 230 Palestinian children in "Israeli" prisons, noting that they are denied basic rights and subjected to physical and psychological torture.

According to the PPS, the Tel Aviv regime is also holding 25 Palestinian women as captives, adding that 15 of them were taken to prison in September.

More than 7,000 Palestinians are reportedly behind bars in 17 "Israeli" prisons and detention centers, many of them without charge or trial.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team