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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Emma Graham-Harrison and Yuval Abraham in Jerusalem

Israeli military database indicates only a quarter of Gaza detainees are fighters

Members of Israeli forces outside a military prison
Israeli forces personnel outside Ofer military prison on the day Israel was expected to release Palestinian prisoners on 8 February this year. Photograph: Ammar Awad/Reuters

Only one in four detainees from Gaza are identified as fighters by Israel’s military intelligence, classified data indicates, with civilians making up the vast majority of Palestinians held without charge or trial in abusive prisons.

Those jailed for long periods without charge or trial include medical workers, teachers, civil servants, media workers, writers, sick and disabled people and children.

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