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Over 9000 Palestinians detained across West Bank since 7 October

Over 9000 Palestinians, including 300 women and 635 children, have been detained by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank since 7 October, the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, the Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS), and Palestinian NGO, Addameer said in a joint statement.

According to the statement, at least 18 prisoners were killed in detention since October, adding that Israeli forces are holding the bodies of 16 detainees.

The groups reported that 50 of the prisoners still remain in detention, 12 of them journalists.

They added that detainees were beaten by Israeli forces , their homes destroyed, and threats made against their families.