Executive Summary time, although they are temporary centers. Nothing changed regarding the affiliation of the detention centers to the security agencies in Gaza Strip during the term covered by the report, as compared with 2016. The Internal Security continued pursuing its duties as usual, being vested with judicial duties. In 2017, another detention center was added to the Military Police and Intelligence. ICHR recommends cancelling of the JSC and following the legal and judicial procedures set out and approved in the Code of Criminal Procedure for their importance in this respect to protect the rights of the inmates and detained persons. ICHR recommends the related judicial authorities to conduct periodic and regular judicial inspections of the conditions of the investigation and detention centers, and to check the legal status of the detained persons, especially that such centers are now used as permanent detention facilities. ICHR recommends allowing ICHR, in its capacity as a national ombudsman office and oversight body, to conduct snap visits to the holding and detention facilities affiliated to the Preventive Security in the West Bank governorates. ICHR further recommends the rehabilitation of the infrastructure and utilities, including the water network, sewerage, and electricity, and provision of outdoor spaces in all the Preventive Security centers in the West Bank. The Independent Commission for Human Rights (ICHR) 47