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The deputy head of UN Human Rights in Palestine, Neil Tobin, told the UN Human Rights Council that as of September 2026 more than 9,000 Palestinians are being held in Israeli prisons, with roughly a third held under administrative detention and over 1,000 Gazans detained as 'unlawful combatants.' The statement renewed international criticism of Israel's detention practices. The figures highlight the scale of Israeli mass detention of Palestinians amid the ongoing conflict, a persistent point of contention raised by human rights bodies.