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There are 17 , including journalists currentlyÌýdetained in , a Geneva-based foundation said on Saturday.

Of these, seven are serving prison sentences, with five detained under controversial administrative detention programme and another five yet to receive a verdict, theÌýpan-Arab Journalists' Support Committee (JSC) revealed,ÌýAnadolu AgencyÌýreported.

Under administrative detention, Israel holdsÌýPalestinians without ringing charges against them or try them in court.

"The occupation [Israel] practices organized state terrorism against the Palestinian media in an… attempt to silence the Palestinian media and undermine the steadfastness of the Palestinian people" the JSC said.

The rights group cautioned Israel concerning "the delay in issuing verdicts against the prisoners who have been detained for several years without charge".

It called this "a blatant violation of international law and human rights".

There were around 4,600 Palestinians in Israel'sÌýjails on 5 January, Palestinian detainees' rights group Addameer said.

Among these were 160 children and 500 people being held under administrative detention.

Israel implements a against Palestinian civilians in the West Bank, despiteÌýillegalÌýsettlers being tried under civilian law.