Israel re-arrests 40 Palestinians released under Gaza ceasefire agreement
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) reported that Israeli forces have re-arrested 40 Palestinians who were previously freed under a ceasefire agreement with the Palestinian resistance group Hamas.
According to a report released by PPS on Tuesday, Israeli troops carried out large-scale overnight raids across several areas of the occupied West Bank, targeting those released under the March 18 Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal.
During the raids, Israeli forces re-arrested at least 40 Palestinians, 16 of whom remain locked up under the regime’s so-called “administrative detention” — a practice that permits indefinite imprisonment without charge, trial, or legal representation.
Among those re-arrested was 59-year-old Hanan Barghouti, the sister of Nael al-Barghouti, the longest-serving Palestinian prisoner.
She was abducted early Tuesday after troops stormed her family home in Kobar, near Ramallah, violently ransacking the house and destroying personal belongings.
Another Palestinian held by Israel is Wael al-Jaghoub from Nablus, who spent 23 years in Israeli prisons before his 2025 release.
PPS described the escalation as part of a "systematic policy and a clear violation of the exchange deal, sending a message to all released detainees that they remain under constant targeting and surveillance."
The organization condemned these measures as a deliberate policy aimed at keeping released abductees under continuous stress.
The Prisoners Club noted that some individuals have been detained and interrogated multiple times, reflecting a longstanding Israeli policy towards freed Palestinian prisoners.
Palestinian authorities report that at least 61 Palestinians have died in Israeli custody since the regime’s genocidal war on Gaza began in October 2023, including a 17-year-old who doctors say likely succumbed to starvation in March
Palestinian officials noted that Israel is currently detaining roughly 11,100 Palestinians, including 53 women, nearly 400 children, 3,577 administrative detainees, and over 2,600 from Gaza labeled as “unlawful combatants.
A Palestine Detainees Studies Center report said that approximately 60 percent of Palestinian abductees held in Israeli jails are afflicted with chronic illnesses, with several of them having died either during their detention or following their release as a result of the severity of their conditions.
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