This chart tracks the total Palestinian detainee population in occupation prisons as documented by Palestinian prisoner-rights organisations such as the Palestinian Society Prisoner's Club and Addameer. Figures may differ slightly from Israeli sources due to classification methodology. The numbers reveal an unprecedented surge since 7 October 2023, exceeding any historical peak recorded since the start of the millennium.
This chart breaks down Palestinian detainees per the Israeli Prison Service's own classifications: sentenced, pre-trial, administrative detention, and the «unlawful combatants» category introduced after 7 October 2023. The numbers show a gradual decline between 2009 and 2022, then a sharp jump across every category after the war began — alongside the emergence of the «unlawful combatants» designation, used by Israel to hold detainees from Gaza without charge and without granting prisoner-of-war protections.
These figures track the number of Palestinian women held in occupation prisons. Although women have historically represented a small share of the prisoner population, the count rose sharply after 7 October 2023 amid the wave of arrests across the West Bank, Jerusalem, and Gaza — sweeping up mothers, journalists, activists, and medics.
These figures show the number of Palestinian children held by the occupation. Human-rights organisations document that Israel is the only state in the world that systematically prosecutes children before military courts, with many subjected to coerced confessions. The count rose sharply after 7 October 2023.
Israeli administrative detention allows Palestinians to be held without charge or trial, on the basis of a «secret file» withheld from both the detainee and their lawyer, with renewals possible indefinitely. The numbers multiplied several-fold after 7 October 2023 — turning administrative detention from a judicial exception into a tool of mass detention.