Palestinian administrative captives continue boycott of Israeli military courts for day 113

The boycott includes hearings for the renewal of administrative detention orders as well as appeal hearings and later sessions at Israel’s Supreme Court.

Palestinian detainees say their action is a continuation of longstanding Palestinian efforts to put an end to the unjust administrative detention practiced against Palestinians by the Israeli occupation forces.

Under administrative detention, Zionist regime keeps Palestinians without charge for up to six months, a period which can be extended for an indefinite number of times. Women and minors are also among those captives. The detention takes place on orders from a military commander and on the basis of what the Israeli regime describes as ‘secret’ evidence. Some prisoners have been held in administrative detention for up to 11 years.

Palestinians and human rights groups say the administrative detention violates the right to due process since evidence is withheld from prisoners while they are held for lengthy periods without being charged, tried, or convicted.

More than 4,500 Palestinian captives are currently held in about 17 Israeli jails. Over 450 captives, including women and minors, are under the administrative detention. Rights groups describe Israel’s use of the detention as a “bankrupt tactic” and have long called on Israel to end its use.