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Israeli army 'arbitrarily' detains Palestinian women and girls from Gaza

The Israeli army has arbitrarily detained dozens of women and girls from Gaza without disclosing their whereabouts or the charges they face, Palestinian groups and families have said.

The Palestinian' Authority's Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian on Sunday confirmed at least 142 females - including older women and infants - are currently held in Israeli jails.

In a joint statement with the Palestinian Prisoners' Club, the commission warned that "horrific crimes" have been carried out against the female prisoners. 

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Women children detained
Women with children sit in a trailer, as Palestinians flee their houses due to Israeli strikes, after a temporary truce between Hamas and Israel expired, in the eastern part of Khan Younis in the sout