Israel Extends Administrative Detention of Palestinian Prisoner on Scheduled Release Day
Israeli authorities have placed 39-year-old Nabil Mohammad Bani Nemra under four months of administrative detention without charge or trial, just as he was scheduled to be released from a 12-year prison sentence. The move has been condemned by the Palestinian Prisoner's Society as psychological warfare. Palestinian human rights groups report that approximately 3,500 Palestinians are now being held under administrative detention, representing roughly 50% of the current total Palestinian prisoner population.