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Israel holding more than 600 without charge, most since 2016

By JOSEPH KRAUSS far in excess of what can
Associated Press be justified under interna-
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is tional law,” she said, which
holding some 600 Pales- only allows preventive de-
tinian detainees without tention under rare circum-
charge or trial, the highest stances for a limited period
number since 2016, an Is- of time.
raeli rights group said Mon- Those held could include
day. dangerous militants, but
Israel says it uses so-called also cases of mistaken iden-
administrative detention to tity. A teenager with a rare
thwart attacks and to hold neuromuscular disorder has
dangerous militants without been held in administrative
revealing sensitive intel- detention for over a year.
ligence. Palestinians and “We have no idea what
rights groups say the system they’re suspected of, and
is widely abused and de- many of them also have no
nies due process, with some idea what actually are the
detainees held for months allegations against them,
or years without seeing the because it’s entirely based
evidence against them. on secret evidence,” Mon-
HaMoked, an Israeli rights tell said.
group that regularly gath- Several Palestinians in ad-
ers figures from prison au- Palestinians attend a protest in solidarity with Hisham Abu Hawash, center, an Islamic Jihad ministrative detention have
thorities, said that as of May member held by Israel under administrative detention, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Jan, 2, gone on prolonged hunger
2022.
there were 604 detainees Associated Press strikes in protest, with many
held in administrative de- developing lifelong health
tention. Nearly all are Pal- arrest raids across the oc- many administrative de- Israel says all administra- issues. Administrative de-
estinians, as administrative cupied West Bank that it tainees, in October 2016, tive detention orders are tainees and their lawyers
detention is very rarely says are aimed at prevent- was also in the wake of a subject to judicial review. have boycotted Israeli
used against Jews. ing more. Those operations surge in violence, including Detainees can appeal to a military court proceedings
HaMoked says 2,441 Pales- have ignited violent pro- stabbings, shootings and military court of appeals or since the start of this year in
tinians are serving sentenc- tests and gunbattles. car-ramming attacks car- Israeli’s Supreme Court, but protest. The courts are hold-
es after being convicted At least 29 Palestinians ried out by Palestinians. rights groups say the courts ing hearings without them,
in military courts. Another have been killed, accord- “Administrative detention overwhelmingly defer to according to B’Tselem,
1,478 detainees are being ing to an Associated Press is used only when the se- the security establishment. another prominent Israeli
held for questioning, have tally. Most were killed af- curity forces have credible Jessica Montell, the direc- rights group.
been charged and are ter carrying out attacks or and well-established in- tor of HaMoked, said vio- The West Bank has been
awaiting trial, or are cur- during clashes with Israeli formation of an actual se- lence does not justify de- under Israeli military rule
rently being tried. forces, but an unarmed curity threat posed by the taining hundreds of people since Israel captured the
Israel has seen a wave of woman and two people detainee, and when other for months or years without territory in the 1967 Mideast
attacks in recent weeks who appear to have been avenues to remove the charge. war. The Palestinians want
that have killed at least 15 bystanders were also killed. threat are not feasible,” the “It’s like an assembly line of it to form the main part of
people. It has carried out The last time Israel held this army said in a statement. administrative detention, their future state.q

2 people rescued 50 hours after China

building collapse

shouting words of encour- construction and five oth- the cause of the collapse
agement during the op- ers for what they said was a remained under investiga-
eration. She was taken to false safety assessment for tion, Xinhua said.
a hospital and is in stable a guest house on the build- Police said the Hunan
condition, CCTV said. State ing’s fourth to sixth floors. Xiangda Engineering Test-
media reported another In photos the building ap- ing Co. issued the false
person was brought out peared to have pancaked safety report on April 13.
alive in the evening but down to about the second The arrested included the
provided no details. floor, leaving rubble strewn legal representative of the
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers Seven people have been on the sidewalk. It had company and four techni-
evacuate a woman pulled alive from a collapsed building in
Changsha, central China’s Hunan Province, May 1, 2022. rescued from the building, stood in a row of buildings cians suspected of provid-
Associated Press which collapsed Friday af- about six stories tall. ing the assessment.
ternoon in the inland city of Xinhua said the building Following an increase in
BEIJING (AP) — Two people building owner on suspicion Changsha, the capital of had eight floors, including the number of collapses of
were rescued Sunday from of causing a major liability Hunan province. About 20 a restaurant on the second self-built buildings in recent
the rubble of a building in accident, the official Xin- others remained trapped, floor, a cafe on the third years, Chinese President Xi
central China more than hua News Agency said. and another 39 had not floor and residences on the Jinping said Saturday that
50 hours after it collapsed, State broadcaster CCTV been accounted for as of top two floors. Other me- it was necessary to check
leaving dozens trapped or showed video of rescu- late Saturday. Besides the dia reports said it was a six- such structures for any hid-
missing, state media said. ers bringing a woman out owner, police said they story building. Tenants had den dangers and fix them
Separately, police arrested on a stretcher about 4:30 had arrested three people made structural modifica- to prevent major acci-
nine people including the p.m. Some could be heard in charge of design and tions to the building, but dents, Xinhua said. q