DAWN.COM

Today's Paper | May 08, 2026

Published 28 Nov, 2023 01:10pm

60 Palestinian women still held in Israeli jails: Palestinian Prisoners Society

Israeli authorities continue to hold 60 Palestinian women in jail, with most of them arrested after October 7, a local nongovernmental organisation says.

Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Amal Sarahneh, media officer at the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS), said the Israeli army detained 56 Palestinian women and girls in a major wave of arrests in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem after October 7, so far detaining 3,260 people.

Read Comments

Pakistan Army cadet gets top honours at Australian military college Next Story