The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said that Israeli occupation forces, during their ongoing invasion of Qalandia Refugee Camp since yesterday, abducted and subjected more than 60 Palestinians—including children and women—to field interrogations.
The military offensive remains underway, amid growing fears that the number of abducted and field‑detained citizens will continue to rise.
In a statement issued Thursday, the PPS confirmed that the mass abductions and field interrogations were accompanied by severe assaults and grave violations, including brutal beatings, the use of restraints as a method of torture and humiliation, threats, intimidation, and forcing residents out of their homes.
Several homes were converted into makeshift field‑interrogation centers, alongside widespread destruction and vandalism targeting houses and civilian property.
The PPS noted that Palestinian refugee camps have long been primary targets of Israeli policies, but the level of aggression has escalated dramatically since the beginning of the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
This escalation forms part of the widest assault on the West Bank since the Second Intifada, marked by large‑scale destruction of infrastructure, forced displacement, and erasure campaigns targeting multiple camps—constituting the largest displacement wave in the West Bank since 1967.
It added that during these invasions, occupation forces carried out extensive abductions and field interrogations, in addition to field executions.
Thousands of Palestinians in West Bank refugee camps have been subjected to abduction or field interrogation, targeting all segments of society, including women, children, the elderly, the wounded, and the sick—part of a systematic policy of collective punishment aimed at dismantling the social fabric of the camps and terrorizing their residents.
The Prisoners’ Society stressed that what Qalandia Camp is witnessing today is not an isolated incident but part of a continuous chain of large‑scale invasions across West Bank camps and towns over the past three years.
These invasions have been characterized by unprecedented levels of violence, destruction, arbitrary abductions, and field interrogations accompanied by severe violations.
It further noted that occupation authorities continue to carry out sweeping abduction campaigns across the West Bank, including occupied Jerusalem, parallel to the ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza.
The Palestinian Red Crescent reported that 16 Palestinians have been injured since the beginning of the Israeli occupation’s assault on Qalandia and nearby Kafr ‘Aqab.
During the ongoing invasion, occupation forces on Thursday fired stun grenades toward journalists positioned at the entrance of the camp, then pushed them back from the main access point and forced them to leave the area—an effort to obstruct media coverage of events inside the camp.
Occupation forces also closed Jerusalem Street, which links Kafr ‘Aqab to Qalandia refugee camp, as well as the road leading to the camp from the Sikal area. Journalists and media crews were prevented from reaching the vicinity, and strict restrictions were imposed on field reporting.
As part of the continuing assault, occupation forces assaulted several young men, abused them, and subjected them to harsh mistreatment following their abduction during the invasion of the camp and the adjacent town of Kafr ‘Aqab.
Since the beginning of the genocide in October 2023, more than 25,600 abductions have been recorded in the West Bank, accompanied by widespread torture, systematic assaults, and field executions targeting all sectors of Palestinian society.
The Prisoners’ Society emphasized that the policies, procedures, and crimes carried out by the occupation—foremost among them mass abductions, field interrogations, torture, and field executions—are part of the broader assault waged against the Palestinian people. These measures are directly linked to the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
While not new, the PPS added, they represent a long‑standing colonial doctrine practiced by the occupation for decades.
What followed the start of the genocide, however, is an unprecedented escalation in the scope, intensity, and brutality of these crimes, reflecting a shift toward even more dangerous phases in the assault on Palestinian life and existence.
