Israeli authorities have issued more than 24,000 new and renewed administrative arrest warrants against Palestinians since October 2023, according to the Palestinian Prisoner Research Center.
The number of Palestinians held in administrative detention increased from 1,310 before October 2023 to 3,176 as of September 2026. The policy allows Israel to imprison Palestinians without charge or trial.
Palestinian rights organizations report that the practice increasingly targets journalists, activists, students and former prisoners, alongside children.