Prisoners and arrests
December 24, 2025Israel’s mass abduction campaign
Abduction campaign
Israel’s mass abduction campaign has become a central pillar of its ongoing genocide, driving the number of Palestinian hostages to levels unseen in decades. Before October 7, 2023, Israeli occupation prisons held about 5,250 Palestinians, but systematic raids that followed more than doubled that figure, reaching a record 11,040 hostages by September 2025.
Over 19,300 Palestinians were taken from the West Bank and Jerusalem, while Gaza saw thousands disappear into what rights groups describe as “the Black Hole,” with 12,000+ missing, only a fraction officially acknowledged in custody. Children, women, and the sick have not been spared: 450+ children, 3,577+ administrative detainees held indefinitely without trial, and 53+ women, including pregnant women and cancer patients. Underground facilities such as Rekefet hold 2,662+ Palestinians labeled “unlawful combatants,” isolated from lawyers and daylight. Even after limited hostage-exchange releases in late 2025, the number of KNOWN hostages remains around 9,500, reflecting an entrenched system designed for the removal and disappearance of an entire population
