Ramallah: Israeli forces placed 647 Palestinians in administrative detention without trial or charge since October 2015, said Palestine Prisoner's Society (PPS) on Thursday.
PPS said the number of Palestinians held in administrative detention has reached about 750 for the first time since 2008.
It added Israeli military courts have issued 1,144 administrative detention orders against Palestinians since the first of October 2015.
Israeli forces have resorted to the policy of administrative detention on a large scale following government's instructions.
Under administrative detention rules, Israel may detain Palestinians without charge or trial for up to six month intervals that can be renewed indefinitely by military courts on the basis of secret evidence.
QNA
