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April 16, 2013 / 9:58 AM

Report: 5,000 Palestinians held in Israel

Palestinians men dressed in Israeli soldiers and prisoners uniforms are seen inside a prison in Gaza City that had been used by Israeli security services to keep Palestinian prisoners during Israel's occupation of Gaza, April 11, 2013. A Hamas prisoners association has turned the place into an exhibition which Palestinian residents of Gaza can tour. UPI/Ismael Mohamad

Palestinians men dressed in Israeli soldiers and prisoners uniforms are seen inside a prison in Gaza City that had been used by Israeli security services to keep Palestinian prisoners during Israel's occupation of Gaza, April 11, 2013. A Hamas prisoners association has turned the place into an exhibition which Palestinian residents of Gaza can tour. UPI/Ismael Mohamad | License Photo

JERUSALEM, April 16 (UPI) -- The Palestinian Prisoners Club said Tuesday there are nearly 5,000 Palestinian prisoners in Israel as of 2013.

The report comes as Palestinians prepare to mark Prisoners' Day Wednesday, the Palestinian News Agency WAFA reported.

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The 5,000 prisoners are in prisons, jails, detention centers and interrogation centers.

The Prisoner Club said 106 of the inmates have been detained for more than 20 years, and 50 of them have been detained for more than 25 years.

The report said Israel can detain Palestinians indefinitely without legal counsel or a court hearing, WAFA said.

The organization also accused Israeli authorities of neglecting the health of prisoners and keeping them in solitary confinement.

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