Palestine says over 4,700 young men, women held in Israeli prisons

A total of 4,769 young Palestinian men and women are being held in Israeli prisons, the head of the Palestinian Commission of Detainees’ Affairs said Wednesday, Anadolu reports. Raed Abu al-Hummus made the remarks on International Youth Day, observed annually on Aug. 12 to highlight youth issues and their role in building societies. “The number of young male detainees in Israeli prisons between the ages of 18 and 40 stands at 4,713, while the number of young female detainees is 56,” Abu al-Hummus said. He said 41 of the 91 Palestinian prisoners killed in Israeli prisons since October 2023 were young people. “The bodies of 40 of them remain held by Israeli authorities, along with dozens of bodies of prisoners from different […]