0 Israelis are being held prisoner by Palestinians, while 4,900 Palestinians are currently imprisoned by Israel.
“Since the beginning of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian
territories in 1967, over 650,000 Palestinians have been detained by
Israel. This forms approximately 20% of the total Palestinian
population in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT).”
Source: Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, Addameer Monthly Detention Report. As of April 1, 2013, there were 4,900 Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli prisons and detention centers, including 168 administrative detainees, 14 women, and 236 children."
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