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Palestinian Prisoner’s Day: How many are still in Israeli detention?

Israeli soldiers patrol in front of a mural of jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti that was painted on Israel's separation wall in the occupied West Bank [File: Nasser Shiyoukhi/AP]

Every year, April 17 marks Palestinian Prisoner’s Day, a day dedicated to the thousands of Palestinian prisoners in Israel. Campaigners use the day to call for the human rights of such prisoners to be upheld and for those who have been detained without charge to be released.

On Monday, Israel released 150 Palestinian prisoners detained during the war in the Gaza Strip. These prisoners, including two Palestine Red Crescent Society workers, said they suffered abuse during their 50 days in Israeli prison, according to a report by the Reuters news agency.

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