Israeli Occupation Authorities (IOA) issued over the past year 920 administrative detention orders against Palestinian prisoners rights sources revealed.
The Palestine Center for Prisoners Studies said in a report issued Wednesday that Israeli courts issued 920 administrative detention in 2018 making up a decrease of 13% in comparison with 2017.
The report pointed out that 381 prisoners received detention orders without charge or trial for the first time in 2018 whereas 539 received renewed administrative detention orders.
In February 15 450 administrative detainees decided to boycott Israeli courts in protest against Israel’s administrative detention policy.
According to the sources Israel issued 590 administrative detention orders during the boycott campaign that had continued for seven months.
During 2018 15 Palestinian prisoners had waged hunger strikes for different periods ranging between 10 and 30 days.
The 60-year-old prisoner Rezeq Rajoub had waged hunger strike for three times in 2018 in protest against his renewed administrative detention.
The prisoner Hassan Shuka had also declared hunger strike for 62 days before reaching an agreement ordering his release.
14 administrative detention orders were also issued against Palestinian minors while seven orders were issued against female detainees.
Administrative detention is the imprisonment of Palestinians without charge or trial and on the basis of secret evidence for up to six month periods indefinitely renewable by Israeli military courts.
