DOHA: Syrian interim President Ahmed Al-Sharaa said Saturday that Israel seeking a demilitarized zone in his country’s south put Syria in a dangerous position, as Israeli forces keep up operations in the area.
Syria has insisted on respecting a 1974 disengagement agreement with Israel “that has held for over 50 years — in one way or another it is a successful agreement,” Sharaa told the Doha Forum, adding that tampering with the deal “and seeking other agreements such as a demilitarised zone... could lead us to a dangerous place.”
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Sharaa says Israeli insistence on demilitarised south puts Syria in ‘dangerous’ position
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Sharaa says Israeli insistence on demilitarised south puts Syria in ‘dangerous’ position
- Al-Sharaa said that Israel seeking a demilitarized zone in his country’s south put Syria in a dangerous position
Over 9,350 Palestinians held in Israeli detention as of January
- Detainees include 53 women and girls, 2 of whom are minors, and around 350 children held in Megiddo and Ofer prisons
- Total number of administrative detainees is 3,385, while those classified by Israel as ‘unlawful combatants’ amount to 1,237
LONDON: The number of Palestinian detainees and prisoners in Israeli prisons and detention centers has surpassed 9,350 as of early January 2026, according to reports from Palestinian prisoners’ organizations.
According to the institutions, based on data released by the Israeli Prison Service, the detainees include 53 women and girls, two of whom are minors, and around 350 children held in Megiddo and Ofer prisons.
The total number of administrative detainees is 3,385, while those classified by Israel as “unlawful combatants” amount to 1,237. This figure does not account for all detainees from Gaza held in Israeli military camps under this classification, which also includes a few Arab detainees from Lebanon and Syria.
Prisoners’ institutions reported that approximately 50 percent of detainees are held without charges, either under administrative detention or classified as “unlawful combatants” by Israel.
Administrative detainees account for over 36 percent of all Palestinians in Israeli prisons. The classifications of administrative detention and “unlawful combatants” permit the indefinite detention of individuals without charge in military detention centers.
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