‘We don’t know where he is’: Israel’s administrative detention rates soar after October 7
Since the October 7 Hamas attacks and the resulting war with Israel, the number of Palestinians in administrative detention has exploded. This emergency measure allows the Israeli government to imprison people without charge or trial for an unlimited length of time. In Nablus in the West Bank, the Muna family is still struggling for word of their son, the journalist Mohammed, taken prisoner more than six months ago.
Since the October 7 Hamas attacks and the resulting war with Israel, the number of Palestinians in administrative detention has exploded. This emergency measure allows the Israeli government to imprison people without charge or trial for an unlimited length of time. In Nablus in the West Bank, the Muna family is still struggling for word of their son, the journalist Mohammed, taken prisoner more than six months ago.