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Statistics - Palestinian 'security' prisoners in Israeli detention

 

 
 
Children in Israeli military detention as of 31 December 2023*

 
 137
 
 
 
 
 
Monthly trend
 
Up 11%
 
 
 
 
Annual trend
 
Up 15%
 
 
 
2023
Boys
Girls
12-13
14-15
16-17
Admin. Det.
Detained in Israel
Total
Jan 154 3 0 23   134  112  71%   157 
Feb  148  0 22  128 7 107 71%  150
Mar  150  0 19  132 10 105 70%   151 
Apr 175 1 0 33 143 14 122 69% 176
May 159 1 0 28 132 16 110 69% 160
Jun 160 1 1 32 128 18 116 72% 161
Jul  154  1  0   30   125   23   108  70%   155 
Aug 163  1  0 24 140  22  111  68%  164
Sep 154 2 0 12 144 23 106 68% 156
Oct 202 2 0 3 199 52 113 55% 204
Nov 122 1 0 1 121 38 62 50% 123
Dec 134 3 0 0 137 49 67 49% 137

 

  
    
   

  

 
2022
Boys
Girls
12-13
14-15
16-17
Admin. Det.
Detained in Israel
Total
Jan 133 1 0 28 105 3 91 68% 134
Feb 123 1 0 27 96 3 81 65% 124
Mar 133 1 0 19 114 2 90 67% 134
Apr 139 1 0 24 116 6 99 71% 140
May 147 1 1 23 124 5 97 66% 148
Jun 136 1 0 22 115 5 92 67% 137
Jul 128 1 2 18 109 5 81 63% 129
Aug 123 1 0 19 105 6 72 58% 124
Sep 128 1 0 19 110 7 88 68% 129
Oct 149 1 0 31 118 5 110 73% 150
Nov 146 3 0 28 118 5 102 68% 149
Dec 157 2 0 20 135 7 111 71% 157

 

2021
Boys
Girls
12-13
14-15
16-17
Admin. Det.
Detained in Israel
Total
Jan 128 0 n/a n/a n/a <5 78 61% 128
Feb 145 0 n/a n/a n/a <5 100 69% 145
Mar 141 0 n/a n/a n/a <5 94 67% 141
Apr 137 0 n/a n/a n/a <5 83 61% 137
May 160 0 n/a n/a n/a <5 102 64% 160
Jun 170 0 n/a n/a n/a <5 118 69% 170
Jul 162 0 n/a 17 145 8 n/a n/a 162
Aug 157 0 n/a 16 141 6 n/a n/a 157
Sep 159 0 n/a 26 133 6 n/a n/a 159
Oct 157 0 0 30 127 7 88 56% 157
Nov 155 0 0 31 124 6 102 66% 155
Dec 145 0 1 35 109 5 93 64% 145

 
 
2020
Boys
Girls
12-13
14-15
16-17
Admin. Det.
Detained in Israel
Total
Jan 183 0 0 20 163 3 129 70% 183
Feb 201 0 2 30 169 3 146 73% 201
Mar 194 0 0 30 164 2 146 75% 194
Apr 168 0 0 20 148 1 128 76% 168
May 142 0 0 17 125 2 110 77% 142
Jun 151 0 0 14 137 2 122 81% 151
Jul 154 0 0 21 133 2 114 74% 154
Aug 153 0 0 18 135 2 111 73% 153
Sep 157 0 0 18 139 2 115 73% 157
Oct
Nov
Dec
n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 148

 
 
2019
Boys
Girls
12-13
14-15
16-17
Admin. Det.
Detained in Israel
Total
Jan 209 0 0 46 163 2 87 42% 209
Feb 205 0 0 32 173 2 83 40% 205
Mar 215 0 0 30 185 2 101 47% 215
Apr 205 0 1 30 174 2 95 46% 205
May 201 0 1 30 170 0 95 47% 201
Jun 210 0 2 24 184 0 103 49% 210
Jul 210 0 1 27 182 0 114 54% 210
Aug 185 0 2 20 163 1 101 55% 185
Sep 188 0 3 24 161 3 111 59% 188
Oct 185 0 1 24 160 3 110 59% 185
Nov 182 0 0 18 164 2 116 64% 182
Dec 186 0 0 26 160 4 105 56% 186
 
 
 
2018
Boys
Girls
12-13
14-15
16-17
Admin. Det.
Detained in Israel
Total
Jan 344 7 1 77 273 3 180 51% 351
Feb 349 7 1 90 265 4 183 51% 356
Mar 297 7 0
63
241 3 160 53% 304
Apr 308 7 2 59 254 3 167 53% 315
May 285 6 0 49 242 3 152 52% 291
Jun 268 5 0 50 223 3 148 54% 273
Jul 248 3 0 44 207 4 140 56% 251
Aug 237 2 0 35 204 3 139 58% 239
Sep 229 1 0 41 189 4 124 54% 230
Oct 218 2 1 41 178 4 131 60% 220
Nov 215 2 1 48 168 3 119 55% 217
Dec 202 1 0 43 160 2 100 49% 203
 
 
 
2017
Boys
Girls
12-13
14-15
16-17
Admin. Det.
Detained in Israel
Total
Jan 291 10 2 68 231 0 215 71% 301
Feb 286 11 5 61 231 0 211 71% 297
Mar 280 11 2 57 230 1 202 70% 289
Apr 293 10 0 63 240 2 217 72% 303
May 321 10 3 71 257 2 245 74% 331
Jun 308 10 1 59 258 2 234 74% 318
Jul 294 10 1 51 252 1 139 46% 304
Aug 287 10 0 48 249 1 143 48% 297
Sep 316 9 0 55 270 2 163 50% 325
Oct 309 9 1 59 258 2 164 52% 318
Nov 304 9 0 61 252 2 160 51% 313
Dec 344 8 0 78 274 2 183 52% 352
 
 
 
2016
Boys
Girls
12-13
14-15
16-17
Admin. Det.
Detained in Israel
Total
Jan
398
8
2
112
292
2
138
34%
406
Feb 426 12 5 103 330 7 162 37% 438
Mar 429 15 5 107 332 11 195 44% 444
Apr 402 12 3 109 302 13 200 48% 414
May 319 13 2 75 255 10 170 51% 332
Jun 289 11 1 59 240 7 153 51% 300
Jul 332 11 0 73 270 8 174 51% 343
Aug 308 11 2 70 247 10 158 50% 319
Sep - - - - - - - - n/a
Oct - - - - - - - - n/a
Nov - - - - - - - - n/a
Dec - - - - - - - - n/a
 
 
 
2015
Boys
Girls
12-13
14-15
16-17
Admin. Det.
Detained in Israel
Total
Jan
159 4
2
14 147 0 68
42%
163
Feb 180 2 0 25 157 0 93 51% 182
Mar 181 1 0 26 156 0 84 46% 182
Apr 163 1 0 17 147 0 86 52% 164
May 162 1 0 21 142 0 81 50% 163
Jun 159 1 0 22 138 0 79 49% 160
Jul 152 1 0 19 134 0 74 48% 153
Aug 154 2 0 21 135 0 73 47% 156
Sep 170 1 0 27 144 0 73 43% 171
Oct 304 3 2 77 228 4 182 59% 307
Nov 404 3 4 112 291 5 229 56% 407
Dec 414 8 4 116 302 6 148 35% 422
 
 
 
2014
Boys
Girls
12-13
14-15
16-17
Admin. Det.
Detained in Israel
Total
Jan
183
0
0
20
163
0
76
42%
183
Feb 210 0 0 28 182 0 104 49% 210
Mar 202 0 0 24 178 0 104 52% 202
Apr 196 0 0 27 169 0 100 51% 196
May 214 1 0 33 182 0 112 52% 215
Jun 201 1 0 32 170 0 99 49% 202
Jul 191 1 0 22 170 0 93 48% 192
Aug 200 1 0 23 178 0 94 47% 201
Sep 181 1 0 19 163 0 83 46% 182
Oct 162 1 0 18 145 0 77 47% 163
Nov 155 1 0 17 139 0 75 48% 156
Dec 148 3 0 10 141 0 71 47% 151
 
 
 
2013
Boys
Girls
12-13
14-15
16-17
Admin. Det.
Detained in Israel
Total
Jan
218
1
0
31
188
0
131
60%
219
Feb
234
1
0
39
196
0
141
60%
235
Mar
235
1
0
39
196
0
132
56%
236
Apr 235 1 0 44 191 0 135 57% 236
May 222 1 4 44 175 0 128 57% 223
Jun 193 0 4 37 152 0 102 53% 193
Jul 195 0 3 32 160 0 96 49% 195
Aug 180 0 1 30 149 0 83 46% 180
Sep 179 0 0 27 152 0 93 52% 179
Oct 159 0 0 15 144 0 81 51% 159
Nov 173 0 0 16 157 0 89 51% 173
Dec 154 0 0 14 140 0 75 49% 154
 
 
 
2012
Boys
Girls
12-15
16-17
Admin. Det.
Total
Jan
166
0
26
140
0
166
Feb
183
0
24
159
0
183
Mar
203
0
31
172
0
203
Apr
218
0
33
185
0
218
May
231
0
39
192
0
231
Jun
220
0
35
185
0
220
Jul
209
1
34
176
0
210
Aug
193
1
30
164
0
194
Sep
188
1
28
161
0
189
Oct
163
1
21
143
0
164
Nov
176
1
21
156
0
177
Dec
192
1
23
170
0
193
 
 
 
2011
Boys
Girls
12-15
16-17
Admin. Det.
Total
Jan
221
0
34
187
0
221
Feb
216
0
45
171
0
216
Mar
224
0
46
178
0
224
Apr
217
0
37
180
0
217
May
211
0
39
172
0
211
Jun
207
0
38
169
0
207
Jul
201
0
40
161
0
201
Aug
176
0
31
145
0
176
Sep
162
0
35
127
0
162
Oct
150
0
30
120
0
150
Nov
159
0
33
126
0
159
Dec
131
1
19
113
1
132
 
 
 
2010
Boys
Girls
12-15
16-17
Admin. Det.
Total
Jan
314
0
44
270
0
314
Feb
338
0
41
297
0
338
Mar
337
0
39
298
2
337
Apr
327
1
32
296
2
328
May
300
0
25
275
2
300
Jun
287
0
23
264
2
287
Jul
281
0
18
263
2
281
Aug
280
0
20
260
2
280
Sep
264
0
32
232
2
264
Oct
251
0
34
217
2
251
Nov
225
1
32
194
2
226
Dec
209
1
31
180
1
210
 
 
 
2009
Boys
Girls
12-15
16-17
Admin. Det.
Total
Jan
383
5
50
338
5
388
Feb
405
7
54
358
6
412
Mar
410
6
53
363
2
416
Apr
374
6
47
333
2
380
May
333
5
39
299
1
338
Jun
334
4
47
291
1
338
Jul
330
3
42
291
1
333
Aug
326
3
39
290
1
329
Sep
315
0
40
275
1
315
Oct
310
0
41
269
1
310
Nov
296
0
41
255
1
296
Dec
299
0
42
257
0
299
 
 
 
2008
Boys
Girls
12-15
16-17
Admin. Det.
Total
Jan
326
2
38
290
18
328
Feb
310
3
40
273
3
313
Mar
321
3
60
264
13
324
Apr
306
4
39
271
12
310
May
325
3
37
291
10
328
Jun
310
6
34
282
13
316
Jul
307
6
33
280
13
313
Aug
285
5
21
269
13
290
Sep
298
6
23
281
11
304
Oct
314
6
23
297
8
320
Nov
332
5
25
312
5
337
Dec
339
7
30
316
6
346
 
 
 
 
*     In October 2020, the Israeli Prison Service (IPS) changed from monthly to quarterly reporting of detention figures. The new methodology no longer provides an age breakdown for children and where less than 5 individuals are in a category the IPS data only states "less than 5". 
Notes
 
1.      Detention figures are provided by the Israeli Prison Service (IPS) on a monthly basis.
2.      The figures represent a snapshot count at the end of each month and are not cumulative.
3.     The IPS does not release figures on the total number of Palestinian children detained in any one year. It is estimated that between 500 and 1,000 children are held in Israeli military detention each year.
4.     A small number of children are held by the Israeli army and police for short periods following arrest. These children do not appear in the IPS figures but at any given time do not generally exceed 5 children.
5.      The monthly trend is based on a comparison between the number of children currently in detention and the number held in the preceding month.
6.      The annual trend is based on a comparison between the monthly average number of children held in detention during the current year and the average number held in the preceding year.