44 prisoners, (796) prisoners are condemned to life imprisonment once or several times. There are (39) female prisoners and (255) child prisoners. There are (205) administrative detainees who are so detained without trial or charge. Among the prisoners, (4,857) prisoners are from the West Bank, (686) are from the Gaza Strip, (198) from East Jerusalem, (191) from Palestine occupied in 1948, (45) prisoners of patrols, and (3) prisoners from Gaza Strip who are classified by the Israeli occupation forces as “illegal combatants”. There are also (229) prisoners in solitary confinement, (5) of whom have spent more than 5 years in isolation. There are (1,500) sick cases among the prisoners who suffer from chronic diseases and for whom the occupation authorities refuse to provide with medical treatment. The data provided by the Ministry of Detainees & Ex‐Detainees Affairs in the West Bank noted that more than (760,000) Palestinian and Arab citizens have been arrested since 1967, of whom nearly (13,000) are female, and around (25,000) children between the ages of 12‐18 years. Furthermore, (203) prisoners were martyred after arrest and in Israeli prisons, due to medical negligence, or torture, or deliberate killing, as a result of severe beatings or the use of live bullets against prisoners31, and this is also since 1967. Prisoners live in exceptionally harsh conditions, where they are subjected to torture, beatings and humiliation, all in clear violation of international laws and conventions, all of which protect the rights of prisoners of war, including the Fourth Geneva Convention. As mentioned above, some of them are suffering as a result of medical negligence and the deliberate failure to provide them with medicine or health care. 5 ‐Impact of Israeli Violations on the Palestinian Economy The sector most affected by the Israeli policies is the Palestinian economic sector, as a result of its dependence on the Israeli economy, Israel’s control over the Palestinian land, borders, water, other natural resources, and absence of Palestinian control over the airspace, sea, and land, as well as the movement of both people and goods. Israel’s continued placing of obstacles in the path of the movement of persons and goods within Palestine, and to and from Palestine to neighboring countries may also be seen to impact negatively on the economic situation. The absence of Palestinian control over the border crossings, the division of areas into (A,B,C) and Israel’s failure to implement the agreements 31 Researcher’s interview with Osama Ghoul, Director of Information Department at the Ministry of Detainees & Ex‐Detainees, Ramallah 21/01/2010.