22 dec 2013
Two Palestinian men ended a 38-day hunger strike on Sunday after Israeli prison authorities agreed to send them to court after being held for nearly two months without trial, family members said.
Brothers Muhammad Salih Bader, 25, and Islam Salih Bader, 20, ended their 38-day hunger strike after Ofer prison authorities decided to transfer them to court for trial.
The brothers had been held since October 28, when undercover Israeli forces abducted the two at gunpoint in two separate incidents on the same day from Beit Liqya village west of Ramallah.
The pair launched a hunger strike in mid-November in protest against the fact that they were being held without charge, but ended the strike Sunday after the agreement was reached.
Their family told Ahrar Center for Prisoners' Studies and Human Rights that the administrative detention against the two brothers had been concluded as a part of the deal.
Administrative detention refers to the tactic of keeping a prisoner without charge or trial for extended periods of time, often due to "security" concerns.
According to Israeli human rights groups B'tselem, in October 2013, 140 Palestinians were being kept in administrative detention in Israeli prisons, down from a high of nearly 1,000 in 2002.
5,200 Palestinians were being held in Israeli jails as of October 2013, according to the Palestinian Authority's Ministry of Prisoners' Affairs. Another 1,280 are in Israeli prisons for being inside Israel without permits.
Under international law, it is illegal to transfer prisoners outside of the occupied territory in which they are detained, and the families of Palestinian prisoners' face many obstacles in obtaining permits to see their imprisoned relatives.
Brothers Muhammad Salih Bader, 25, and Islam Salih Bader, 20, ended their 38-day hunger strike after Ofer prison authorities decided to transfer them to court for trial.
The brothers had been held since October 28, when undercover Israeli forces abducted the two at gunpoint in two separate incidents on the same day from Beit Liqya village west of Ramallah.
The pair launched a hunger strike in mid-November in protest against the fact that they were being held without charge, but ended the strike Sunday after the agreement was reached.
Their family told Ahrar Center for Prisoners' Studies and Human Rights that the administrative detention against the two brothers had been concluded as a part of the deal.
Administrative detention refers to the tactic of keeping a prisoner without charge or trial for extended periods of time, often due to "security" concerns.
According to Israeli human rights groups B'tselem, in October 2013, 140 Palestinians were being kept in administrative detention in Israeli prisons, down from a high of nearly 1,000 in 2002.
5,200 Palestinians were being held in Israeli jails as of October 2013, according to the Palestinian Authority's Ministry of Prisoners' Affairs. Another 1,280 are in Israeli prisons for being inside Israel without permits.
Under international law, it is illegal to transfer prisoners outside of the occupied territory in which they are detained, and the families of Palestinian prisoners' face many obstacles in obtaining permits to see their imprisoned relatives.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested at dawn Sunday seven citizens in different provinces of the West Bank, including the son of a martyr from the Qassam Brigades. The WALLA news website reported that the IOF arrested a citizen from the city of Bireh, and 4 others from al-Khalil, claiming they were wanted. The soldiers claimed that they found during the arrests weapons and ammunition, according to the news website.
The IOF also arrested two students at Palestine Polytechnic University, including the son of the martyr Saleh Talahmeh, after raiding their homes in Dura town near the city of al-Khalil.
The detained students were transferred to an unknown destination.
In Nablus to the north of the West Bank, two other young men from Balata refugee camp, east of the city, were arrested and taken to an unknown detention center.
The IOF also arrested two students at Palestine Polytechnic University, including the son of the martyr Saleh Talahmeh, after raiding their homes in Dura town near the city of al-Khalil.
The detained students were transferred to an unknown destination.
In Nablus to the north of the West Bank, two other young men from Balata refugee camp, east of the city, were arrested and taken to an unknown detention center.
Israeli authorities raided the house of Samer Issawi, a Palestinian prisoner who engaged in one of the longest hunger strikes in history, on Sunday.
Authorities are expected to release Samer Issawi from Israeli prison on Monday, the Palestinian Prisoners' Society said.
Issawi will be released as part of an agreement in which he ended a 266-day hunger strike in April, during which time he became an international cause célèbre who focused attention on the plight of the thousands of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
But on Sunday, Israeli forces raided Issawi's house and handed notifications to his brother and his father to meet with Israeli intelligence, according to the Palestinian Center for Prisoners' Studies.
The Israeli intelligence officer who led the raid threatened Issawi's father and warned him against causing problems, they said.
Shireen Issawi, Samer's sister, posted on her Facebook page Sunday morning describing the raid.
She said in the post, "I swear to God we will rejoice in the freedom of the hero Samer Issawi."
She added that despite the threats of Israeli forces to "cause problems" for the family due to the international support for their case, "because we have the (side of what is) right, the world will stay with us and we will rejoice."
Prior to reaching the agreement that secured his pending release, Israeli authorities offered him a number of agreements that involved deportation to Gaza, a reduced prison term, and deportation to Europe. Issawi, however, refused until Israel relented and allowed him to return to his Jerusalem home after serving eight more months.
He was originally arrested by Israeli forces during the Second Intifada, but was among hundreds of prisoners released in 2011 as part of a deal to release Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.
The release agreement confined him to Jerusalem, but he was re-arrested in August 2012 after traveling to the nearby West Bank.
He subsequently launched a hunger strike against the renewed detention, and only concluded the strike after Israel agreed to release him.
5,200 Palestinians were being held in Israeli jails as of Oct. 2013, according to the Palestinian Authority's Ministry of Prisoners' Affairs. Another 1,280 are in Israeli prisons for being inside Israel without permits.
Since 1967, more than 650,000 Palestinians have been detained by Israel, representing 20 percent of the total population and 40 percent of all males in the occupied territories.
Under international law, it is illegal to transfer prisoners outside of the occupied territory in which they are detained, and the families of Palestinian prisoners' face many obstacles in obtaining permits to see their imprisoned relatives.
The internationally recognized Palestinian territories of which the West Bank and East Jerusalem form a part have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967.
Authorities are expected to release Samer Issawi from Israeli prison on Monday, the Palestinian Prisoners' Society said.
Issawi will be released as part of an agreement in which he ended a 266-day hunger strike in April, during which time he became an international cause célèbre who focused attention on the plight of the thousands of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
But on Sunday, Israeli forces raided Issawi's house and handed notifications to his brother and his father to meet with Israeli intelligence, according to the Palestinian Center for Prisoners' Studies.
The Israeli intelligence officer who led the raid threatened Issawi's father and warned him against causing problems, they said.
Shireen Issawi, Samer's sister, posted on her Facebook page Sunday morning describing the raid.
She said in the post, "I swear to God we will rejoice in the freedom of the hero Samer Issawi."
She added that despite the threats of Israeli forces to "cause problems" for the family due to the international support for their case, "because we have the (side of what is) right, the world will stay with us and we will rejoice."
Prior to reaching the agreement that secured his pending release, Israeli authorities offered him a number of agreements that involved deportation to Gaza, a reduced prison term, and deportation to Europe. Issawi, however, refused until Israel relented and allowed him to return to his Jerusalem home after serving eight more months.
He was originally arrested by Israeli forces during the Second Intifada, but was among hundreds of prisoners released in 2011 as part of a deal to release Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.
The release agreement confined him to Jerusalem, but he was re-arrested in August 2012 after traveling to the nearby West Bank.
He subsequently launched a hunger strike against the renewed detention, and only concluded the strike after Israel agreed to release him.
5,200 Palestinians were being held in Israeli jails as of Oct. 2013, according to the Palestinian Authority's Ministry of Prisoners' Affairs. Another 1,280 are in Israeli prisons for being inside Israel without permits.
Since 1967, more than 650,000 Palestinians have been detained by Israel, representing 20 percent of the total population and 40 percent of all males in the occupied territories.
Under international law, it is illegal to transfer prisoners outside of the occupied territory in which they are detained, and the families of Palestinian prisoners' face many obstacles in obtaining permits to see their imprisoned relatives.
The internationally recognized Palestinian territories of which the West Bank and East Jerusalem form a part have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967.
Israeli forces raided four areas across the northern West Bank on Sunday morning, including the cities of Hebron, Nablus, and Yabad as well as the village of Araqa west of Jenin.
Israeli forces on Sunday detained two Palestinians from Hebron after raiding their houses and causing extensive property damage, locals said.
The Israeli forces raided the house of Muhanad Nayroukh and searched the house before detaining Nayroukh and taking him to an unknown location.
Forces also detained Musab Talahmeh and took him to unknown location.
In Nablus, Palestinian security sources told Ma'an that more than ten military vehicles raided the Balata refugee camp east of the city around 3 a.m., entering from all of the camp's entrances. No arrests were reported.
Palestinian security sources also told Ma'an that dozens of Israeli forces had raided the village of Yabad near Jenin.
Sources also confirmed that special Israeli forces had raided the village of Araqa south of Jenin Sunday morning with three vehicles. No arrests were reported there either.
An Israeli spokeswoman told Ma'an that one person was detained in Hebron overnight for "suspicious involvement in illegal activities," but could not confirm the other detention or raids.
The internationally recognized Palestinian territories of which the West Bank and East Jerusalem form a part have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967.
Israeli forces on Sunday detained two Palestinians from Hebron after raiding their houses and causing extensive property damage, locals said.
The Israeli forces raided the house of Muhanad Nayroukh and searched the house before detaining Nayroukh and taking him to an unknown location.
Forces also detained Musab Talahmeh and took him to unknown location.
In Nablus, Palestinian security sources told Ma'an that more than ten military vehicles raided the Balata refugee camp east of the city around 3 a.m., entering from all of the camp's entrances. No arrests were reported.
Palestinian security sources also told Ma'an that dozens of Israeli forces had raided the village of Yabad near Jenin.
Sources also confirmed that special Israeli forces had raided the village of Araqa south of Jenin Sunday morning with three vehicles. No arrests were reported there either.
An Israeli spokeswoman told Ma'an that one person was detained in Hebron overnight for "suspicious involvement in illegal activities," but could not confirm the other detention or raids.
The internationally recognized Palestinian territories of which the West Bank and East Jerusalem form a part have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967.
Long term hunger striker Samer al- Issawi is scheduled to be released tomorrow morning from the Israeli prisons, announcing his victory to the Israeli jailers. Prisoners Club published the most prominent parts in al-Issawi life during his captive.
Al-Issawi was an ex-prisoner released under the swap deal signed between the Israeli occupation and Hamas movement after serving ten years behind the Israeli unjust bars .
He has been re-arrested allegedly charged of breaching the deal’s terms.
On the first of August 2012, he launched an open-ended hunger strike to protest detaining him without charge.
He continued his hunger strike for nine months until he got his demands.
Samer Issawi ended his protest action on April 23 after signing an agreement with the Israeli occupation which guarantees his release.
The deal provided that Issawi will be released to his hometown of Jerusalem after serving eight months in jail, after 266 days of refusing food.
Samer will see the light of freedom after a nine months’ battle fighting for justice and freedom.
Al-Issawi was an ex-prisoner released under the swap deal signed between the Israeli occupation and Hamas movement after serving ten years behind the Israeli unjust bars .
He has been re-arrested allegedly charged of breaching the deal’s terms.
On the first of August 2012, he launched an open-ended hunger strike to protest detaining him without charge.
He continued his hunger strike for nine months until he got his demands.
Samer Issawi ended his protest action on April 23 after signing an agreement with the Israeli occupation which guarantees his release.
The deal provided that Issawi will be released to his hometown of Jerusalem after serving eight months in jail, after 266 days of refusing food.
Samer will see the light of freedom after a nine months’ battle fighting for justice and freedom.
21 dec 2013
Palestinian minors and female prisoners in Israel's Hasharon prison are suffering from extreme cold as the Israeli prison service continues to refuse to provide them with enough blankets, a prisoners' representative said Saturday.
Amin Ziyadah told lawyer Fawwaz Shalloudi, who works for the Palestinian Prisoners' Society, that both minors and female prisoners were told they had to buy extra blankets from the prison's shop, despite the unusually severe cold weather the region is currently experiencing.
The prices were too high, and as result they were unable to buy any, Ziyadeh said.
Ziyadah, who is himself a prisoner, quoted an underage prisoner as saying, "Uncle, I couldn't sleep all night due to severe cold."
Ziyadah said that he was unable to help the youth except by giving his own blanket.
Lina Jarbouni, the most veteran of 15 female prisoners held at Hasharon prison, confirmed that minors and female prisoners were suffering seriously due to lack of enough blankets.
Some female prisoners already suffer from a number of health troubles, she added. Their situation worsened as a result of severe cold and lack of heating and blankets.
"Female prisoner Nawal al-Saadi, who was seriously ill, filled bottles with hot water to warm her feet," she said.
On Sunday, Palestinian Authority Minister of Prisoners' Affairs Issa Qaraqe told Ma'an that during the recent storm, Israeli prison administration refused a request from the Palestinian Authority to allow them to distribute extra blankets and clothes they had prepared for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
At that time, Qaraqe said that "the Israeli prison administration did not provide prisoners with the basic requirements to protect them from the extreme cold, and it is responsible for their lives during these conditions."
5,200 Palestinians were being held in Israeli jails as of Oct. 2013, according to the Palestinian Authority's Ministry of Prisoners' Affairs. Another 1,280 are in Israeli prisons for being inside Israel without permits.
Since 1967, more than 650,000 Palestinians have been detained by Israel, representing 20 percent of the total population and 40 percent of all males in the occupied territories.
Under international law, it is illegal to transfer prisoners outside of the occupied territory in which they are detained, and the families of Palestinian prisoners' face many obstacles in obtaining permits to see their imprisoned relatives.
The internationally recognized Palestinian territories of which the West Bank and East Jerusalem form a part have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967.
Palestinian minors suffer extreme cold weather without heating in Israeli jail
Palestinian minors' representative in Hasharon prison, Amine Ziyadeh, said that they suffer difficult detention conditions due to the extreme cold wave that hit the region recently. Ziyadeh told a lawyer for the Palestinian prisoner society that the prison administration continued to prevent winter clothing and blankets to Palestinian female and minor prisoners in Hasharon prison.
A 13-year-old child has cried due the freezing temperatures in the prison, Amine added.
“I could not sleep through the night because of the extreme cold”, Amine quoted the child as saying.
The female captive Lena Jerboni, who was arrested since 2004 and sentenced to 17 years, pointed to the lack of heating and blankets due to the Israeli negligence to their miserable conditions.
Israeli administration in Hasharon prison continued to refuse the entry of blankets despite the extreme cold spell and harsh weather conditions, Lena added.
Amin Ziyadah told lawyer Fawwaz Shalloudi, who works for the Palestinian Prisoners' Society, that both minors and female prisoners were told they had to buy extra blankets from the prison's shop, despite the unusually severe cold weather the region is currently experiencing.
The prices were too high, and as result they were unable to buy any, Ziyadeh said.
Ziyadah, who is himself a prisoner, quoted an underage prisoner as saying, "Uncle, I couldn't sleep all night due to severe cold."
Ziyadah said that he was unable to help the youth except by giving his own blanket.
Lina Jarbouni, the most veteran of 15 female prisoners held at Hasharon prison, confirmed that minors and female prisoners were suffering seriously due to lack of enough blankets.
Some female prisoners already suffer from a number of health troubles, she added. Their situation worsened as a result of severe cold and lack of heating and blankets.
"Female prisoner Nawal al-Saadi, who was seriously ill, filled bottles with hot water to warm her feet," she said.
On Sunday, Palestinian Authority Minister of Prisoners' Affairs Issa Qaraqe told Ma'an that during the recent storm, Israeli prison administration refused a request from the Palestinian Authority to allow them to distribute extra blankets and clothes they had prepared for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
At that time, Qaraqe said that "the Israeli prison administration did not provide prisoners with the basic requirements to protect them from the extreme cold, and it is responsible for their lives during these conditions."
5,200 Palestinians were being held in Israeli jails as of Oct. 2013, according to the Palestinian Authority's Ministry of Prisoners' Affairs. Another 1,280 are in Israeli prisons for being inside Israel without permits.
Since 1967, more than 650,000 Palestinians have been detained by Israel, representing 20 percent of the total population and 40 percent of all males in the occupied territories.
Under international law, it is illegal to transfer prisoners outside of the occupied territory in which they are detained, and the families of Palestinian prisoners' face many obstacles in obtaining permits to see their imprisoned relatives.
The internationally recognized Palestinian territories of which the West Bank and East Jerusalem form a part have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967.
Palestinian minors suffer extreme cold weather without heating in Israeli jail
Palestinian minors' representative in Hasharon prison, Amine Ziyadeh, said that they suffer difficult detention conditions due to the extreme cold wave that hit the region recently. Ziyadeh told a lawyer for the Palestinian prisoner society that the prison administration continued to prevent winter clothing and blankets to Palestinian female and minor prisoners in Hasharon prison.
A 13-year-old child has cried due the freezing temperatures in the prison, Amine added.
“I could not sleep through the night because of the extreme cold”, Amine quoted the child as saying.
The female captive Lena Jerboni, who was arrested since 2004 and sentenced to 17 years, pointed to the lack of heating and blankets due to the Israeli negligence to their miserable conditions.
Israeli administration in Hasharon prison continued to refuse the entry of blankets despite the extreme cold spell and harsh weather conditions, Lena added.
Israeli police detained a former Palestinian prime minister while he was traveling in the West Bank on Saturday, sources told Ma'an.
Senior PLO official Ahmed Qurei, who served as prime minister of the Palestinian Authority from 2003 to 2006, and his security guards were detained east of Jerusalem, the director of Qurei's office said.
The director said that Qurei was being held in his car near the illegal Israeli settlement of Maale Adummim. He added that Israeli police attempted to arrest one of his guards without giving a reason.
The situation is ongoing, the director said.
Locals told Ma'an that the detention caused a heavy traffic buildup.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said the situation is being handled entirely by the Israeli police, without providing further details.
Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said he could not confirm the incident.
Senior PLO official Ahmed Qurei, who served as prime minister of the Palestinian Authority from 2003 to 2006, and his security guards were detained east of Jerusalem, the director of Qurei's office said.
The director said that Qurei was being held in his car near the illegal Israeli settlement of Maale Adummim. He added that Israeli police attempted to arrest one of his guards without giving a reason.
The situation is ongoing, the director said.
Locals told Ma'an that the detention caused a heavy traffic buildup.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said the situation is being handled entirely by the Israeli police, without providing further details.
Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said he could not confirm the incident.
The family of the patient prisoner Walid Ghaith, from al-Khalil, has appealed on Saturday for his release after he has recently undergone cardiac surgery. The family called on all international human rights institutions to intervene for the release of their son especially that he has undergone cardiac surgery few days ago after suffering a sudden heart attack.
Walid is still currently held in intensive care unit and deprived of family visits, his family affirmed.
The captive Walid Ghaith, 40, was sentenced to seven and a half years. He is the father of two disabled children.
Walid is still currently held in intensive care unit and deprived of family visits, his family affirmed.
The captive Walid Ghaith, 40, was sentenced to seven and a half years. He is the father of two disabled children.
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Four Palestinians were injured and one was detained east of Jerusalem on Friday when violent clashes broke out between residents and Israeli forces, an official said.
Hani Habiya, spokesman of the local popular committee, told Ma'an that clashes broke out in the village of al-Eizariya between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers. Locals threw stones and Israeli forces fired rubber-coated steel bullets, injuring four Palestinians, Habiya said. Israeli forces climbed to the roofs of Beit Anieh Church, al-Azar Tomb, and al-Eizariya mosque, and fired |
tear gas grenades directly toward Palestinians, Habiya said. Dozens suffered from excessive tear gas inhalation.
He said the clashes started when Israeli soldiers tried to close a hole in the separation wall that activists had drilled two days before.
A spokeswoman for the Israeli army did not return calls seeking comment.
The internationally recognized Palestinian territories of which the West Bank and East Jerusalem form a part have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967.
He said the clashes started when Israeli soldiers tried to close a hole in the separation wall that activists had drilled two days before.
A spokeswoman for the Israeli army did not return calls seeking comment.
The internationally recognized Palestinian territories of which the West Bank and East Jerusalem form a part have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967.
Israeli military occupation arrested a Palestinian child after raiding his home in central Hebron city in southern West Bank. Security sources told Safa Agency that a military force abducted Mohamed Salhab, 15, from Bab al-Zawiya area and moved his to an unknown destination.
Israeli authorities frequently detain children and charge them in violation of child protection laws.
Defence for Children International Palestine (DCIP) said that a total of 159 Palestinian children between the ages of 12 and 15 were imprisoned and prosecuted in the Israeli military court system during October 2013.
DCIP reported earlier that Israeli soldiers killed a teenage Palestinian boy outside Jalazoun refugee camp, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, on Saturday, December 12.
In a June report, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child said it expressed its "deepest concern about the reported practice of torture and ill-treatment of Palestinian children arrested, prosecuted and detained by the military and the police".
Israeli authorities frequently detain children and charge them in violation of child protection laws.
Defence for Children International Palestine (DCIP) said that a total of 159 Palestinian children between the ages of 12 and 15 were imprisoned and prosecuted in the Israeli military court system during October 2013.
DCIP reported earlier that Israeli soldiers killed a teenage Palestinian boy outside Jalazoun refugee camp, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, on Saturday, December 12.
In a June report, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child said it expressed its "deepest concern about the reported practice of torture and ill-treatment of Palestinian children arrested, prosecuted and detained by the military and the police".
20 dec 2013
Israeli authorities on Friday released a Palestinian prisoner from Hebron after keeping him in administrative detention for over two and a half years.
Mahmud Issa Abed al-Hamid Masalma, 54, was released on Friday after spending more than 30 months in prison without ever being charged by authorities.
Masalma was detained on Aug. 20, 2011 and was transferred to administrative detention because Israeli authorities said that he "constitutes a danger to the security of Israel."
They refused, however, to explain what kind of danger he posed, and kept him without charge for the entirety of his detention.
Administrative detention refers to the tactic of keeping a prisoner without charge or trial for extended periods of time, often due to "security" concerns.
Israel routinely uses this tactic on detained Palestinians, even though international law stipulates it only be used in exceptional circumstances.
According to Israeli human rights groups B'tselem, in October 2013 140 Palestinians were being kept in administrative detention in Israeli prisons, down from a high of nearly 1,000 in 2002.
5,200 Palestinians were being held in Israeli jails as of October 2013, according to the Palestinian Authority's Ministry of Prisoners' Affairs.
Since 1967, more than 650,000 Palestinians have been detained by Israel, representing 20 percent of the total population and 40 percent of all males in the occupied territories.
Under international law, it is illegal to transfer prisoners outside of the occupied territory in which they are detained, and the families of Palestinian prisoners' face many obstacles in obtaining permits to see their imprisoned relatives.
Mahmud Issa Abed al-Hamid Masalma, 54, was released on Friday after spending more than 30 months in prison without ever being charged by authorities.
Masalma was detained on Aug. 20, 2011 and was transferred to administrative detention because Israeli authorities said that he "constitutes a danger to the security of Israel."
They refused, however, to explain what kind of danger he posed, and kept him without charge for the entirety of his detention.
Administrative detention refers to the tactic of keeping a prisoner without charge or trial for extended periods of time, often due to "security" concerns.
Israel routinely uses this tactic on detained Palestinians, even though international law stipulates it only be used in exceptional circumstances.
According to Israeli human rights groups B'tselem, in October 2013 140 Palestinians were being kept in administrative detention in Israeli prisons, down from a high of nearly 1,000 in 2002.
5,200 Palestinians were being held in Israeli jails as of October 2013, according to the Palestinian Authority's Ministry of Prisoners' Affairs.
Since 1967, more than 650,000 Palestinians have been detained by Israel, representing 20 percent of the total population and 40 percent of all males in the occupied territories.
Under international law, it is illegal to transfer prisoners outside of the occupied territory in which they are detained, and the families of Palestinian prisoners' face many obstacles in obtaining permits to see their imprisoned relatives.
The Palestinian prisoners society (PPS) warned that cancer patient Yousri Masri, detained in Eshel prison, may die after a serious deterioration of his health condition due to the Israeli medical neglect. His health situation has seriously deteriorated, after he underwent a surgery to remove a cancerous tumor of the thyroid gland.
The cancer patient confirmed to the PPS' lawyer that the Israeli prison administration refuses to provide him with any information about his health status, saying that he is facing slow death behind Israeli bars.
Masri pointed out to his suffering while being transferred handcuffed in a military car despite the extreme cold weather in total disregard for his difficult health condition.
The cancer patient appealed to the Palestinian authorities to work on his release before it is too late.
Prisoner Yosri Masri, from Gaza, was kidnapped in 2003 and sentenced to 20 years in jail.
The cancer patient confirmed to the PPS' lawyer that the Israeli prison administration refuses to provide him with any information about his health status, saying that he is facing slow death behind Israeli bars.
Masri pointed out to his suffering while being transferred handcuffed in a military car despite the extreme cold weather in total disregard for his difficult health condition.
The cancer patient appealed to the Palestinian authorities to work on his release before it is too late.
Prisoner Yosri Masri, from Gaza, was kidnapped in 2003 and sentenced to 20 years in jail.
The PA and Israeli forces continued arrest campaign targeting Hamas cadres and university students in West Bank.
PA security forces arrested three members of Hamas in Tubas, Tulkarem and Nablus including a university students, while the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested three students in al-Khalil. In Tubas, the PA preventive security apparatus arrested on Wednesday ex-detainee Samer Bani Odeh, who spent 17 years in Israeli jails,.
In Tulkarem, the PA intelligence agency arrested a student at al-Najah national university named Musab al-Hosari, knowing that he is an ex-detainee in Israeli and PA jails.
In Nablus, the PA intelligence arrested Anwar al-Skhal, 20, after failed attempt to arrest him last Tuesday. Anwar has been arrested several times by the PA security forces, knowing that his brother is a prisoner in an Israeli jail and his father has died in a PA jail.
As part of its security coordination with the PA security forces, the IOF arrested a student at Palestine Polytechnic university Mahmoud Humidat, a senior member of the Islamic bloc, after raiding his house in Surif town, north of Al-Khalil.
The IOF have detained Humidat's family members to force him to turn himself in. He is a liberated prisoner who spent 8 months in Israeli jails, and was detained twice before by the PA security apparatuses.
The IOF also arrested the liberated prisoner Mohammed Sayarh, a student at al-Khalil University, after raiding his house in Kharas town west of al-Khalil and student Nael Khalef after storming his house, knowing that his father has been detained and sentenced in Israeli jails for seven years.
The PA and Israeli forces have launched systematic arrest campaigns against members Islamic student bloc at West Bank universities.
Seven members of the Islamic bloc had been arrested on Wednesday by the PA security forces after storming Nablus, Qalqiliya, and Tulkarem.
In turn, the IOF stormed Annan Atauna's house, a student at the Polytechnic university while they arrested student Ammar al- Assad at a military checkpoint near Ramallah.
PA security forces arrested three members of Hamas in Tubas, Tulkarem and Nablus including a university students, while the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested three students in al-Khalil. In Tubas, the PA preventive security apparatus arrested on Wednesday ex-detainee Samer Bani Odeh, who spent 17 years in Israeli jails,.
In Tulkarem, the PA intelligence agency arrested a student at al-Najah national university named Musab al-Hosari, knowing that he is an ex-detainee in Israeli and PA jails.
In Nablus, the PA intelligence arrested Anwar al-Skhal, 20, after failed attempt to arrest him last Tuesday. Anwar has been arrested several times by the PA security forces, knowing that his brother is a prisoner in an Israeli jail and his father has died in a PA jail.
As part of its security coordination with the PA security forces, the IOF arrested a student at Palestine Polytechnic university Mahmoud Humidat, a senior member of the Islamic bloc, after raiding his house in Surif town, north of Al-Khalil.
The IOF have detained Humidat's family members to force him to turn himself in. He is a liberated prisoner who spent 8 months in Israeli jails, and was detained twice before by the PA security apparatuses.
The IOF also arrested the liberated prisoner Mohammed Sayarh, a student at al-Khalil University, after raiding his house in Kharas town west of al-Khalil and student Nael Khalef after storming his house, knowing that his father has been detained and sentenced in Israeli jails for seven years.
The PA and Israeli forces have launched systematic arrest campaigns against members Islamic student bloc at West Bank universities.
Seven members of the Islamic bloc had been arrested on Wednesday by the PA security forces after storming Nablus, Qalqiliya, and Tulkarem.
In turn, the IOF stormed Annan Atauna's house, a student at the Polytechnic university while they arrested student Ammar al- Assad at a military checkpoint near Ramallah.
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested last night eight Palestinians from different parts of occupied West Bank, at the pretext of being wanted by Israeli authorities. Israeli media sources stated that the eight detainees were interrogated, noting that five of them were kidnapped in Ya'abod village, west of Jenin, while the others were detained in Beit Ummar and Yatta towns, in al-Khalil, and Nablus city.
In Nablus, the IOF kidnapped a young man from Balata refugee camp east of Nablus at down today, where they beat him up during his arrest.
Israeli soldiers stormed Ayman Muhammad Shafie's house in Balata refugee camp, where they severely attacked him before his arrest. He was then taken to Hawara military camp south of the city, according to Safa News Agency.
The occupation forces have violently stormed and searched Ayman's house, leaving the house in a mess, eyewitnesses said.
The Israeli forces arrested earlier 30 citizens from different parts of West Bank, and attacked a number of detainees in Hawara detention center and forced them to stand under the snow for more than seven hours.
In Nablus, the IOF kidnapped a young man from Balata refugee camp east of Nablus at down today, where they beat him up during his arrest.
Israeli soldiers stormed Ayman Muhammad Shafie's house in Balata refugee camp, where they severely attacked him before his arrest. He was then taken to Hawara military camp south of the city, according to Safa News Agency.
The occupation forces have violently stormed and searched Ayman's house, leaving the house in a mess, eyewitnesses said.
The Israeli forces arrested earlier 30 citizens from different parts of West Bank, and attacked a number of detainees in Hawara detention center and forced them to stand under the snow for more than seven hours.
Palestinian prisoner Bilal Abu Hussein, 44, entered his 26th year in Israeli detention on Friday. Bilal, from the Jerusalemite village of Jabel Mukaber, was arrested on December 20, 1988 when he was 19 years old. He is detained in Gilboa jail, serving a prison term of more than 38 years.
He suffers several health problems, and like other prisoners, he is exposed to a systematic policy of medical neglect by the Israeli prison administration.
He suffers several health problems, and like other prisoners, he is exposed to a systematic policy of medical neglect by the Israeli prison administration.
Israeli occupation forces arrested Friday, four Palestinians from Yabud village, southwest of Jenin.
Israeli occupation forces arrested Abdullah Kamel Herzallah, 22, Sami Ragheb al-Kelani, 21, Odai Yousef Hamarsheh, 22, and Ma'moun Hamarsheh, 36, after they raided the village and broke into the detainees houses.
Israeli occupation forces arrested Abdullah Kamel Herzallah, 22, Sami Ragheb al-Kelani, 21, Odai Yousef Hamarsheh, 22, and Ma'moun Hamarsheh, 36, after they raided the village and broke into the detainees houses.
Israeli occupation forces arrested Friday, two Palestinian youth from Kufr Qaddoum village, east of Qalqiliya.
The Israeli forces stormed the house of Murad Eshteiwi, coordinator of Popular Committee in the village, and threatened him with arrest if the weekly march that is organized to protest the Israeli closure of the only road that leads to the village doesn't stop.
Israeli army forces raided the village at 2 a.m. amd arrested Ghaleb Helmi Eshteiwi, 21, a student at Beir Zeit Universtity and Mohammed Rajab Jomaah, 20, and took them to an unknown location.
Clashes erupted during the raid campaign between dozens of Palestinians and Israeli soldiers, who fired tear gas canisters toward the houses, causing several Palestinians to suffer suffocation injuries, including the 55-year-old female resident Abla Ahmed Eshtewi.
Israeli forces detain 2 Qalqiliya men, clash with locals
Israeli forces on Friday detained two Palestinian young men in the northern West Bank, witnesses told Ma'an.
Locals said that Israeli military vehicles entered the village of Kafr Qaddum east of Qalqiliya at 2 a.m., and that soldiers raided several houses.
The soldiers arrested 21-year old Birzeit University student Ghaleb Hilmi Eshtawi and 20-year-old Muhammad Rajab Jumaa, witnesses said.
Locals said clashes broke out between Palestinians and Israeli forces during the raid, and that soldiers fired tear gas canisters toward houses in the village.
Several Palestinians suffered from excessive tear gas inhalation.
The coordinator of Kafr Qaddum's popular committee Murad Eshtawi said Israeli soldiers raided his house and threatened him with detention.
Soldiers told him they would detain him in the upcoming days unless he stops Kafr Qaddum's weekly protests, Eshtawi said.
A spokeswoman for the Israeli army did not return calls seeking comment.
Eshtawi told Ma'an earlier in December that Israeli forces consistently carry out night raids in Kafr Qaddum in retaliation against the protests, which have been ongoing for two years.
During the protests against the Israeli separation wall and settlement expansion, Israeli forces regularly erect a checkpoint at the entrance of the village in the morning and declare it a closed military zone in order to prevent the weekly march from taking place.
The internationally recognized Palestinian territories of which the West Bank and East Jerusalem form a part have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967.
The Israeli forces stormed the house of Murad Eshteiwi, coordinator of Popular Committee in the village, and threatened him with arrest if the weekly march that is organized to protest the Israeli closure of the only road that leads to the village doesn't stop.
Israeli army forces raided the village at 2 a.m. amd arrested Ghaleb Helmi Eshteiwi, 21, a student at Beir Zeit Universtity and Mohammed Rajab Jomaah, 20, and took them to an unknown location.
Clashes erupted during the raid campaign between dozens of Palestinians and Israeli soldiers, who fired tear gas canisters toward the houses, causing several Palestinians to suffer suffocation injuries, including the 55-year-old female resident Abla Ahmed Eshtewi.
Israeli forces detain 2 Qalqiliya men, clash with locals
Israeli forces on Friday detained two Palestinian young men in the northern West Bank, witnesses told Ma'an.
Locals said that Israeli military vehicles entered the village of Kafr Qaddum east of Qalqiliya at 2 a.m., and that soldiers raided several houses.
The soldiers arrested 21-year old Birzeit University student Ghaleb Hilmi Eshtawi and 20-year-old Muhammad Rajab Jumaa, witnesses said.
Locals said clashes broke out between Palestinians and Israeli forces during the raid, and that soldiers fired tear gas canisters toward houses in the village.
Several Palestinians suffered from excessive tear gas inhalation.
The coordinator of Kafr Qaddum's popular committee Murad Eshtawi said Israeli soldiers raided his house and threatened him with detention.
Soldiers told him they would detain him in the upcoming days unless he stops Kafr Qaddum's weekly protests, Eshtawi said.
A spokeswoman for the Israeli army did not return calls seeking comment.
Eshtawi told Ma'an earlier in December that Israeli forces consistently carry out night raids in Kafr Qaddum in retaliation against the protests, which have been ongoing for two years.
During the protests against the Israeli separation wall and settlement expansion, Israeli forces regularly erect a checkpoint at the entrance of the village in the morning and declare it a closed military zone in order to prevent the weekly march from taking place.
The internationally recognized Palestinian territories of which the West Bank and East Jerusalem form a part have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967.
19 dec 2013
The occupation forces arrested, on the last 24 hours, ten Palestinian citizens from different parts in the occupied West Bank , local sources reported. Israeli occupation forces arrested Radi Hamayel ,from Nablus, who works in the Palestinian Presidential Guard Unit.
The forces also arrested Shaukat Saif from Burqa village west of Nablus , after erupting clashes in the village between the occupation armed troops and civilians.
The Israel Web site, " Walla " reported that the occupation forces arrested , on Wednesday night eight citizens from Bethlehem , Jericho and Ramallah .
The site added that “among the detainees there were : a youth from Beit Ur al-Fawka in Ramallah, two from Bethlehem, and another two citizens from Surif near Bethlehem, a citizen from Fasayel village in addition to two citizens from Ein Sultan in Jericho.
The forces also arrested Shaukat Saif from Burqa village west of Nablus , after erupting clashes in the village between the occupation armed troops and civilians.
The Israel Web site, " Walla " reported that the occupation forces arrested , on Wednesday night eight citizens from Bethlehem , Jericho and Ramallah .
The site added that “among the detainees there were : a youth from Beit Ur al-Fawka in Ramallah, two from Bethlehem, and another two citizens from Surif near Bethlehem, a citizen from Fasayel village in addition to two citizens from Ein Sultan in Jericho.
Israeli forces detained a Palestinian man from the northern West Bank after accusing him of hunting wild deer in the Nablus area during a winter storm which hit the area last week.
Palestinian security sources told Ma’an that several Israeli military vehicles and patrols of the Israeli nature protection authority stormed the Nablus area village of Burin and detained 24-year-old Hamdan Said Eid.
They highlighted that Eid is a local leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine in the village.
The Israelis inspected his house and confiscated meats they found in his refrigerator.
Palestinian security sources told Ma’an that several Israeli military vehicles and patrols of the Israeli nature protection authority stormed the Nablus area village of Burin and detained 24-year-old Hamdan Said Eid.
They highlighted that Eid is a local leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine in the village.
The Israelis inspected his house and confiscated meats they found in his refrigerator.
Israeli forces detained a Palestinian security officer after ransacking his home in the northern West Bank early Thursday, locals said.
Witnesses told Ma'an that a number of Israeli military vehicles stormed the village of Beita south of Nablus and detained 24-year-old Radi Said Hamayil, an officer in the Palestinian presidential guard.
Hamayil was taken to Israel's Huwwara detention center in southern Nablus, locals said.
An Israeli army spokeswoman did not immediately return calls seeking comment.
The internationally recognized Palestinian territories of which the West Bank and East Jerusalem form a part have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967.
Witnesses told Ma'an that a number of Israeli military vehicles stormed the village of Beita south of Nablus and detained 24-year-old Radi Said Hamayil, an officer in the Palestinian presidential guard.
Hamayil was taken to Israel's Huwwara detention center in southern Nablus, locals said.
An Israeli army spokeswoman did not immediately return calls seeking comment.
The internationally recognized Palestinian territories of which the West Bank and East Jerusalem form a part have been occupied by the Israeli military since 1967.
Hawara prison administration forced the prisoner Marwan Fatayer, aged 19 from Nablus, to stand handcuffed under the snow for seven hours, which caused him severe angina. The captive told has lawyer Annan Khadr that despite his serious health condition, he was not checked by a doctor or provided with treatment.
For his part, captive Bassam Daoud, 44, from Qalqilya who is suffering from problems in the nerves, told lawyer Khadr that the detention conditions are unbearable, as the Israeli jails lack the minimal standard living conditions and have adopted a policy of official medical negligence.
Meanwhile, Hamas liberated leader Nazih Abu Aoun called on the human rights organizations concerned with prisoners' affairs to intervene to save the patient captive Gomaa Abu Jabal and to release him from the Israeli occupation jails, before his health condition deteriorates further.
Abu Jabal, 47, had undergone amputation of his leg during the battle of the Jenin refugee camp. He also suffers from hypertension, infections of the urinary tract, and respiratory problems.
In another development, lawyer at the Ministry of Prisoners Hanan Al-Khatib reported that the health status of the 32-year-old prisoner Mutassim Raddad has seriously deteriorated, and that he was transferred from Hadarim prison to Meir hospital.
Raddad, who is sentenced 20 years, is suffering from bowel cancer and severe bleeding.
Khatib, in a press release on Wednesday, held the prison administration and the Israeli doctors responsible for the captive's life, stressing that his illness has worsened due to the policy of medical neglect.
She said that Raddad's health condition has deteriorated when he was transferred last Sunday from Hadarim prison to Ramla hospital where he had to wait for long hours before receiving the chemotherapy treatment. Raddad was taken to hospital in a normal car instead of an ambulance without taking into account his health condition and his severe pains, she added.
For his part, captive Bassam Daoud, 44, from Qalqilya who is suffering from problems in the nerves, told lawyer Khadr that the detention conditions are unbearable, as the Israeli jails lack the minimal standard living conditions and have adopted a policy of official medical negligence.
Meanwhile, Hamas liberated leader Nazih Abu Aoun called on the human rights organizations concerned with prisoners' affairs to intervene to save the patient captive Gomaa Abu Jabal and to release him from the Israeli occupation jails, before his health condition deteriorates further.
Abu Jabal, 47, had undergone amputation of his leg during the battle of the Jenin refugee camp. He also suffers from hypertension, infections of the urinary tract, and respiratory problems.
In another development, lawyer at the Ministry of Prisoners Hanan Al-Khatib reported that the health status of the 32-year-old prisoner Mutassim Raddad has seriously deteriorated, and that he was transferred from Hadarim prison to Meir hospital.
Raddad, who is sentenced 20 years, is suffering from bowel cancer and severe bleeding.
Khatib, in a press release on Wednesday, held the prison administration and the Israeli doctors responsible for the captive's life, stressing that his illness has worsened due to the policy of medical neglect.
She said that Raddad's health condition has deteriorated when he was transferred last Sunday from Hadarim prison to Ramla hospital where he had to wait for long hours before receiving the chemotherapy treatment. Raddad was taken to hospital in a normal car instead of an ambulance without taking into account his health condition and his severe pains, she added.
Israeli occupation forces arrested Thursday, several Palestinians from various cities in the West Bank, on claims they are "wanted" by Israeli authorities.
Israeli forces raided at dawn, the cities of Bethlehem, Jericho, Ramallah, Beit Sourif and arrested eight Palestinians.
In Nablus, Israeli forces raided the village of Beita, southeast of the city, and arrested Radi Saed Hamayel, 24.
The forces also raided the village of Bureen, southwest of Nablus and arrested Waleed Saed Eid, 24, while the 20-year old Imad Shawkat Saif was arrested after the forces raided the Burqa village, northwest of Nablus.
Israeli forces raided at dawn, the cities of Bethlehem, Jericho, Ramallah, Beit Sourif and arrested eight Palestinians.
In Nablus, Israeli forces raided the village of Beita, southeast of the city, and arrested Radi Saed Hamayel, 24.
The forces also raided the village of Bureen, southwest of Nablus and arrested Waleed Saed Eid, 24, while the 20-year old Imad Shawkat Saif was arrested after the forces raided the Burqa village, northwest of Nablus.
Dozens of Israeli military jeeps invaded Fasayel village, and the Ein Al-Sultan refugee camp, in the West Bank district of Jericho, and kidnapped four Palestinians.
The Jericho Office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that dozens of soldiers searched homes in Fasayel village, and kidnapped a father and his son identified as Mohammad Saleh Nuwwara, 62, and his son Za’al, 42.
The PPS added that dozens of soldiers also invaded the Ein Al-Sultan refugee camp, broke into several homes and searched them, and kidnapped two Palestinians identified as Ibrahim Mohammad Basayta, and Adi Ibrahim Sarafandy.
On Thursday at dawn, soldiers invaded Qalqilia city, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, shot and killed a Palestinian security officer identified as Saleh Samir Yassin, 28.
Also on Thursday at dawn, soldiers invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and kidnapped two Palestinians, including a security officer.
Local sources in Beit village, south of Nablus, have reported that the soldiers kidnapped Rady Sa'id Hamayel, after breaking into his home.
Hamayel is an officer of the Presidential Guard; he was kidnapped after dozens of soldiers violently broke into his house and searched it, causing excessive property damage.
Furthermore, soldiers invaded Beita village, south of Nablus, and kidnapped Rady Sa'id Hamayel, after breaking into his home.
Dozens of soldiers also invaded Beit Fajjar town, south of Bethlehem, and handed a resident identified as Mahmoud Yousef Taqatqa, 22, a military warrant ordering him to head to the Gush Etzion military base, in the Gush Etzion settlement south of Bethlehem, for interrogation.
Local sources said that the soldiers violently broke into his home, and searched it ransacking its property.
On Wednesday evening, Israeli soldiers shot and killed a young Palestinian man in Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, and injured seven Palestinians.
The slain Palestinian has been identified as Nafe’ Jamil Sa’dy, 22; he was also shot and killed by undercover forces of the Israeli army.
The attacks are part of ongoing Israeli invasions and assaults against the Palestinians, their lands and property in different parts of occupied Palestine, including occupied Jerusalem.
The Jericho Office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that dozens of soldiers searched homes in Fasayel village, and kidnapped a father and his son identified as Mohammad Saleh Nuwwara, 62, and his son Za’al, 42.
The PPS added that dozens of soldiers also invaded the Ein Al-Sultan refugee camp, broke into several homes and searched them, and kidnapped two Palestinians identified as Ibrahim Mohammad Basayta, and Adi Ibrahim Sarafandy.
On Thursday at dawn, soldiers invaded Qalqilia city, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, shot and killed a Palestinian security officer identified as Saleh Samir Yassin, 28.
Also on Thursday at dawn, soldiers invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and kidnapped two Palestinians, including a security officer.
Local sources in Beit village, south of Nablus, have reported that the soldiers kidnapped Rady Sa'id Hamayel, after breaking into his home.
Hamayel is an officer of the Presidential Guard; he was kidnapped after dozens of soldiers violently broke into his house and searched it, causing excessive property damage.
Furthermore, soldiers invaded Beita village, south of Nablus, and kidnapped Rady Sa'id Hamayel, after breaking into his home.
Dozens of soldiers also invaded Beit Fajjar town, south of Bethlehem, and handed a resident identified as Mahmoud Yousef Taqatqa, 22, a military warrant ordering him to head to the Gush Etzion military base, in the Gush Etzion settlement south of Bethlehem, for interrogation.
Local sources said that the soldiers violently broke into his home, and searched it ransacking its property.
On Wednesday evening, Israeli soldiers shot and killed a young Palestinian man in Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, and injured seven Palestinians.
The slain Palestinian has been identified as Nafe’ Jamil Sa’dy, 22; he was also shot and killed by undercover forces of the Israeli army.
The attacks are part of ongoing Israeli invasions and assaults against the Palestinians, their lands and property in different parts of occupied Palestine, including occupied Jerusalem.
Tadhamon Foundation for Human Rights said that 11 patient prisoners suffering from serious and permanent diseases are permanently held in Ramla prison hospital. The Foundation quoted the captive Osman al-Khalili, who was released recently from Ramla hospital, as saying that 11 prisoners are held in the hospital, two of them are disabled.
One of the prisoners, Khalili said, captive Naim Shawamra from Bethlehem, suffers from moving difficulty because of atrophy in the muscles of his legs and hands.
He added that the captive Riad Amour from Bethlehem suffers from cardiac problems and has recently undergone a surgery to plant a device in his heart, while the captive Mahmoud Salman from Gaza suffers from diabetes, high blood pressure and lung problems.
Al-Khalili explained that the captive Yosri Masri, who suffers from cancer, had undergone a surgery for eradicating the glands, and that despite his serious illness the prison administration is still dragging its feet in offering him the appropriate treatment.
Khalili said that the Ramle prison administration is committed in this period to provide treatment for the detainees who are suffering from such critical illnesses with a slight delay in conducting some necessary medical tests.
He also pointed out that the prison administration still prevents the Red Cross doctor from conducting periodic medical examinations to check on the prisoners.
One of the prisoners, Khalili said, captive Naim Shawamra from Bethlehem, suffers from moving difficulty because of atrophy in the muscles of his legs and hands.
He added that the captive Riad Amour from Bethlehem suffers from cardiac problems and has recently undergone a surgery to plant a device in his heart, while the captive Mahmoud Salman from Gaza suffers from diabetes, high blood pressure and lung problems.
Al-Khalili explained that the captive Yosri Masri, who suffers from cancer, had undergone a surgery for eradicating the glands, and that despite his serious illness the prison administration is still dragging its feet in offering him the appropriate treatment.
Khalili said that the Ramle prison administration is committed in this period to provide treatment for the detainees who are suffering from such critical illnesses with a slight delay in conducting some necessary medical tests.
He also pointed out that the prison administration still prevents the Red Cross doctor from conducting periodic medical examinations to check on the prisoners.
Lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PSS), Hanan Khatib, has reported that the health conditions of two Palestinian detainees have sharply deteriorated, amidst the lack of adequate and specialized medical care.
Khatib visited detainee Mo’tasem Raddad at the Ma’er Israeli hospital after he was moved there following a serious health setback.
She held the Israeli Prison Administration responsible for this deterioration, and said that Raddad has been seriously ill, suffering from gastrointestinal cancer, and internal bleeding, yet, was not provided any specialized medical treatment.
“The distance between Hadarim prison and the Ramla Hospital is less than one hour”, Khatib said, “But it took the ambulance nearly eight hours”.
He added that the Physicians at the Ramla Hospital decided to release Raddad, approximately at 6:30 in the morning, and he was moved back to the Hadarim Prison.
“Once he was moved back to Hadarim, he suffered serious health complications, and was then moved to the Ma’er Hospital”, Khatib added, “Now, he is in a stable, but serious condition”.
It is worth mentioning that a medical committee will see Raddad on January 9 2014, to discuss an early release request due to his bad health condition.
As for the health condition of detainee Mansour Moqada, Khatib said that Moqadasuffers with cancer and various health complications, especially after he had to wait several hours before he was admitted to hospital.
He was moved, last Sunday, from Hadarim Prison to the Ramla Hospital for chemotherapy he receives once every four weeks.
“Moqadawas moved to hospital in an ordinary car, not an ambulance, and had to wait in the car for a long time”, Khatib added, “He was admitted at 10 PM, was given chemical therapy, but suffered internal bleeding, sharp pain, and high blood pressure”.
Out of more than 5000 detainees, there are currently 1400 Palestinian detainees suffering with several health conditions, including 150 suffering with cancer, diabetes and other serious health conditions.
Most of the detainees who suffer with serious health conditions are held at the Ramla Prison clinic that lacks basic supplies and specialized physicians.
Khatib visited detainee Mo’tasem Raddad at the Ma’er Israeli hospital after he was moved there following a serious health setback.
She held the Israeli Prison Administration responsible for this deterioration, and said that Raddad has been seriously ill, suffering from gastrointestinal cancer, and internal bleeding, yet, was not provided any specialized medical treatment.
“The distance between Hadarim prison and the Ramla Hospital is less than one hour”, Khatib said, “But it took the ambulance nearly eight hours”.
He added that the Physicians at the Ramla Hospital decided to release Raddad, approximately at 6:30 in the morning, and he was moved back to the Hadarim Prison.
“Once he was moved back to Hadarim, he suffered serious health complications, and was then moved to the Ma’er Hospital”, Khatib added, “Now, he is in a stable, but serious condition”.
It is worth mentioning that a medical committee will see Raddad on January 9 2014, to discuss an early release request due to his bad health condition.
As for the health condition of detainee Mansour Moqada, Khatib said that Moqadasuffers with cancer and various health complications, especially after he had to wait several hours before he was admitted to hospital.
He was moved, last Sunday, from Hadarim Prison to the Ramla Hospital for chemotherapy he receives once every four weeks.
“Moqadawas moved to hospital in an ordinary car, not an ambulance, and had to wait in the car for a long time”, Khatib added, “He was admitted at 10 PM, was given chemical therapy, but suffered internal bleeding, sharp pain, and high blood pressure”.
Out of more than 5000 detainees, there are currently 1400 Palestinian detainees suffering with several health conditions, including 150 suffering with cancer, diabetes and other serious health conditions.
Most of the detainees who suffer with serious health conditions are held at the Ramla Prison clinic that lacks basic supplies and specialized physicians.
