According to the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, There are currently 31 Palestinian women being held in Israeli prisons, including mothers, wives, sick, and young girls.
The Palestinian female prisoners have poor living and health circumstances and are all subjected to various forms of physical and psychological torture without regard for their legal rights, according to the commission.
Samah Hijjawi, for a period of 4 administrative months; Raghad Al-Fana, 24, for the second time, for a period of 4 months; and Rawda Al-Ajami, for a period of 4 administrative months, the commission reported, are the three female detainees who are subject to the policy of administrative detention. The commission also added that this policy is collective punishment and retaliation, which is detention without charge or trial.