2015, (15) of whom were martyred in 2019, as a form of revenge and collective punishment that is prohibited under international law. During the year, the Israeli occupation forces arrested more than 5,500 Palestinians, including (889) children and at least 91280 women, while the number of administrative detainees amounted to about (450) detainees4. During the year, the occupation authorities also continued arresting (11) journalists and eight former members of the Legislative Council, the majority of whom were administratively detained. The prisoners live under harsh detention conditions, while dozens of testimonies of detainees, who have been severely tortured,have been monitored during the year. 5 The suffering of the prisoners continued as a result of the systematic policy of medical negligence, as a result of which five Palestinian prisoners were martyred during the year. The occupation authorities continued targeting children and minors, forcing them into harsh conditions of detention and imposing heavy fines and fines. At least 200 children were monitored in the Israeli detention facilities at the end of the year, in addition to 35 other children under house arrest.6 As for the violations to the economic and social rights, the Israeli occupation authorities continued their illegal and inhumane air, land and sea blockade of the Gaza Strip and tightened restrictions on its crossings for the 13th consecutive year, using the blockade as a tool of collective punishment, the effects of which affected various aspects of human rights for all the Gaza Strip residents and caused severe humanitarian crises in the Gaza Strip and contributed to the continued deterioration of humanitarian conditions, living standards, increased unemployment and poverty rates, with more than 67% of the population of the Gaza Strip classified as "lacking food security”, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. In addition to the above, the occupation authorities imposed new restrictions, during the year, on the supply of goods they classify as "dual-use materials"; this includes an estimated 62-item list of vital commodities and basic materials. A fact sheet on “Prisoners in Israeli Detention”, prepared by the Prisoners' Institutions and Human Rights groups .4 (Palestinian Prisoners Club, Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, Prisoners Affairs Authority), published on December 30, 2019. 5. A fact sheet on “Prisoners in Israeli Detention”, previously mentioned source 6. A fact sheet on “Prisoners in Israeli Detention”, prepared by the Prisoners' Institutions and Human Rights groups (Palestinian Prisoners Club, Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, Prisoners Affairs Authority), published on December 30, 2019