The Palestinian Prisoners Society announced that Israel did not release a Palestinian living in the occupied West Bank even after he completed his sentence. An administrative detention order was issued for 32-year-old Muhammad Abdulwahab al-Madani, a resident of the Askar refugee camp in Nablus.
Al-Madani's prison sentence of over 12 years ended on May 30, 2026. However, on the day his sentence ended, Israeli authorities opened new cases, extending his detention by two months and imposing a fine. When his family went to a military checkpoint to meet him, they learned that a six-month administrative detention order had been issued against him.
The society stressed that this is not an isolated case. It noted that since October 2023, when Israel launched its attacks on Gaza, there has been a significant increase in administrative detention orders against Palestinians.
According to data from the Palestinian Prisoners Society, the number of new or extended administrative detention orders issued since October 2023 has exceeded 20,000. As of July, 3,244 Palestinians are held in Israeli prisons under administrative detention.
The statement said that Israel is targeting a wide range of people with this practice, including children, women, the elderly, the sick, and the wounded. It noted that as of the end of 2025, 180 children were held in administrative detention, and that many Palestinian women have also been imprisoned using the same method since October 2023.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society called on the international community, the United Nations, and the International Committee of the Red Cross to take action. It demanded immediate steps to halt Israel's administrative detention practice and release all those held under it.
Israel's administrative detention system allows Palestinians in the occupied territories to be arrested without any charges. Detainees are denied the right to a defense and can be imprisoned for up to six months without knowing the charges. Those referred to military courts can have their sentences repeatedly extended for up to five years.
