1 Israeli is being held prisoner by Palestinians, while 5,554 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 Prisoners’ Support and Human Rights Association (as of June 1, 2011)
Breakdown of Palestinian Prisoners
| Palestinian Prisoners | |
| Administrative detainees | 229 |
| Female Prisoners | 37 |
| Child detainees | 211 (39 under 16) |
| Palestinian Legislative Council members | 15 |
| East Jerusalem prisoners | 188 |
| 1948 Territories prisoners | 178 |
| Gaza prisoners | 647 |
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