Israeli activists gathered outside Damon Prison in Haifa on Saturday, to show support for the Palestinian women who are being held at the facility, Anadolu reports.
Protestors demanded the release of female detainees, acting on recent reports of mistreatment and rights violations.
Commission of Detainees’ Affairs said in July that a Palestinian female detainee accused an Israeli interrogator of repeatedly sexually harassing her during detention.
“I was subjected during interrogation to threats of assault against family members, repeated insults and attempts to extract confessions under pressure,” she said.
Israel holds around 9,400 Palestinians in its prisons as of early July 2026, including 94 female detainees, more than 350 children, 3,244 administrative detainees and 1,320 people it classifies as “unlawful combatants,” according to official figures.
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