Why does Israel arrest thousands of Palestinians? | The Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Tens of thousands of Palestinians are languishing in Israeli prisons, most of them without charge.

Since the ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel focuses on the release of detainees, about 2,000 of them are scheduled to be released.

But mistreatment of detainees by Israeli forces has been documented for decades.

So, in addition to international law, is Israel violating its own laws in its detention and treatment of prisoners? Why did it arrest and torture so many people during its war on Gaza? Is it using mass detention to maintain its occupation?

Presenter: Neve Parker

Guests:

Naji Abbas – Director of the Prisoners and Detainees Department at Physicians for Human Rights – Israel

Abi Aboudi – Executive Director of the Bisan Center for Research and Development, is administratively detained in Israel without trial

Melina Ansari is an associate researcher on Israel and Palestine at Human Rights Watch