Commission of Detainees’ Affairs releases new updates on the medical condition of detainees Faisal Saba’neh and Ali Abu Atiya

December 7, 2025

The Commission of Detainees’ Affairs issued its report on Sunday, revealing critical information regarding the health conditions of detainee Faisal Saba’neh (65), from Qabatiya–Jenin, and detainee Ali Abu Atiya (29), from the Ramallah and Al-Bireh Governorate, amid ongoing deterioration in detention conditions and systematic medical neglect inside Israeli prisons.

The Commission’s attorney stated that Saba’neh, who has been held under administrative detention since 25/10/2023 and is currently confined in the Ramla prison clinic, was transferred from Nafha Prison after suffering a heart attack on 01/11/2025. He explained that he had experienced symptoms days before the incident and notified the guards of the need for medical attention, but his request was ignored.
On the day of the heart attack, Saba’neh recounted that a paramedic assaulted him prior to conducting any medical examinations. He was subsequently transferred to Soroka Hospital in Be’er Sheva, where he received treatment. Following his return to prison, his condition worsened once more, and on 09/11/2025 he was diagnosed with gallstones, which required moving him to the Ramla clinic for continuous intravenous antibiotics.

On 17/11/2025, he was transferred to Assaf Harofeh Hospital after new infections developed. He was treated there and returned to the Ramla clinic later the same day. According to the Commission, his condition is relatively stable at present; however, he remains under observation and may need surgery should the current treatment fail to eliminate the stones.
Saba’neh also noted that food portions in Nafha had been insufficient since his arrest, and the situation in the Ramla clinic is no different. Detainees confirmed that food rations have been steadily decreasing for nearly two months.

Regarding detainee Ali Abu Atiya, the Commission reported that he was subjected to a violent arrest on 04/11/2025 near his workplace close to the Jamal Abdel Nasser Mosque in Ramallah. Israeli special forces raided the area using a civilian bus. One of the undercover agents approached him, identified himself as part of a special unit, and ordered him not to move. After he complied, the soldier fired at him from point-blank range, striking his left thigh and causing a fracture.

Abu Atiya was taken to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, where he underwent two consecutive surgeries: the first involved inserting an internal plate and bridge, and the second placing an external fixation device. The Commission confirmed that his condition has stabilized, though he still requires assistance to walk, after previously being unable to move without the help of fellow detainees in addition to a mobility aid.

The Commission added that Abu Atiya has already appeared in three court sessions, with another hearing scheduled for today, 07/12/2025.

The Commission holds the Israeli Prison Service fully responsible for the worsening health conditions of detainees and urges the immediate provision of adequate medical care, an end to assaults, and the cessation of deliberate medical neglect aimed at slowly destroying detainees’ lives and depriving them of their basic right to health and survival.