21.   Betselem director Eitan Felner said the deal illustrated the arbitrariness of administrative detention.

22.   Boulos said that on Sunday, two more administrative detainees, Khaled Dalaisha and Ali Jaradat, were expected to be freed from administrative detention.

23.   Both Obeid and Dirani are being held in so-called administrative detention, without charges or trial.

24.   During the Palestinian uprising, or intifada, Israel held hundreds of Palestinians under administrative detention.

25.   Eliyan is being held at the Neve Tirza Prison in central Israel without trial in so-called administrative detention.

26.   Human rights groups object to administrative detention in principle, and also charge that the Lebanese prisoners are hostages held illegally by Israel.

27.   In addition to administrative detention, a basketful of laws is based on the emergency regulations, including price supervision.

28.   Israel says administrative detention is an important tool in the fight against terrorism.

29.   Israel says administrative detention is a necessary weapon in its war on Palestinian militants who have been trying to undermine the peace process with terrorist attacks against Israel.

30.   Israel says administrative detentions are an important tool in the fight against terrorism.