The Commission of Detainees' Affairs stated in a report issued today that the administration of Ashkelon prison is violating the rights of sick detainees in terms of medical care, where it targets detainees systematically by ignoring their health conditions and procrastinating in providing medical care. This policy led to the deterioration of their health conditions.

The commission documented, through its advocates, the most prominent sick cases in Ashkelon prison. A case in point is the 49-year-old detainee Nasser Abu Hmaid, whose health condition deteriorated remarkably. He recently had a surgery, in which 10 cm of his left lung has been removed, and it was found that it is a cancer and he needs urgent medical intervention.

Another case in point is the detainee Yaser Rabay'a from Ezarya. He is sentenced to life imprisonment and he suffers from cancer in the colon. He had a surgery in the liver and 8 sessions of chemotherapy at Barzulai Hospital.

The last case in point is the detainee Muhammad Barrash, who lost his sight, has hearing problems, foot amputation and high cholesterol. He has been transferred to Barzulai Hospital to undergo medical checkups to his ear, and it was found that he suffers from a perforation in inner left ear and he needs an urgent surgery. However, the clinic of the prison is procrastinating in setting up an appointment.

It is worthy to mention that many detainees in Ashkelon prison are not provided with the proper medical care, and just given painkillers, including the detainees: Hasan Bahar, Naser Abu Hmaid, Zaid younes, Muhammad Samaro, Othman Abu Kharg, Muwafaq Erouq, Mamdouh Amro, Tayoun Abdulhadi, Khalil Abu Eram, Ramzi Barrash and Muhammad Barrash.

The Commission of Detainees' Affairs confirmed that 6 detainees are currently on hunger strike, protesting against their administrative detention, among an intensive deterioration on their health conditions. There are no solutions for their issues yet, where the occupation authorities still refusing to end their arbitrary administrative detention.

The Commission pointed out that the detainee Kayed Fasfous from Dura/Hebron is conduction the oldest hunger strike, since (88) days respectively, and he is currently held at Barzilai Hospital in critical health condition.

Another case in point is the detainee Miqdad Qawasmeh from Hebron, who is on hunger strike since (81) days. He is currently held at Kaplan Hospital in critical health condition. The occupation authorities have frozen the administrative detention order, but the freezing does not mean cancelling the order. It actually means that the administration of prisons and the Intelligence device are not responsible of his life, and turning him to unofficial prisoner held at the hospital, under the guardianship of the hospital's security instead of the jailors.

Moreover, there are 4 more detainees who are on hunger strike, such as the detainee Alaa Araj from Tulkarem, striking since (64) days, the detainees Hisham Abu Hawash from Hebron who is on a strike since (55) days, Rayeq Bsharat from Tammoun/ Tubas since (50) days and the detainee Shadi Abu Aker from Bethlehem, who is on a strike since (47) days. It is worth mentioning that the health conditions for all striking detainees are very bad and deteriorating with the time passes.

The Commission expressed its deep concern on the lives of striking detainees, and stated that the occupation authorities must hold the full responsibility on their fate, and called on the human rights organizations, especially the International Committee of the Red Cross to intervene immediately to stop the unjust policy of administrative detention, in order to find new solutions for the striking detainees before losing them.

The detainee Miqdad Qawasmeh announced the termination of his hunger strike after 113 days, and he will be released next February

Palestine and Arab states in the Arab League headquarters arranged, on Monday, a symposium discussing the detainees' cause and the Israeli violations against them.

Attended by M.G.Qadri Abu Baker and the Assistant Secretary- General, the representative of Palestine Dr. Saed Abu Ali, the ambassador Muhannad AL-A’klok, the commissioner of the mandatory of palestine, and Primary Adviser Rizk Al za’neen, and from the commission Abd Naser Farwana ,Thaer Shrateh, and a group of the Arab League employees.

The symposium started with a greeting from Dr. Saed Abu Ali, who assured that working on detainees cause is a duty, as they represent a true legitimacy to the Palestinian cause and struggle, and it is time to act immediately to end this oppression and the waist of the young people’s youth.

 Dr. Abu Ali denounced the racist occupation strategy in abusing the detainees, pointing out that the Arab League, specifically the Palestinian part to keep up details and updates.

M.G.Abu Baker talked about the Humanitarian situation of detainees, and the treatment of the occupation authority against the detainees has breached all International agreements and conventions, as the suffering increases on a daily basis, and the crimes committed against them are unbearable.

regarding the current situation, M.G.Abu Baker stated that the concerns about detainees losing their lives are getting more serious, especially the detainees  on hunger strike or sick detainees who are  subjected  to real medical crimes.

M.G. Abu Baker pointed out that the commission is always up to date with everything concerning the detainee from the moment of detention and after they are released, as there is legal team to visit and defend detainees, and also provide them with money to buy basic food needs.

M.G. Abu Baker hopes that the next stage will be more promising to support the detainees and save them, specifically at the Arabic regional circle, as its importance in placing the cause on its priority in the international community.

The Commission of Detainees Affairs stated that detainees in various prisons have started aggravating steps, demanding to solve the issue of Islamic Jihad detainees and to return them to their rooms.

The Commission pointed out that the escalation will continue for the next days, where the detainees started to refuse the lunch and dinner meals. Detainees will rebel and go back to their rooms next Tuesday, and all sections will be closed on Wednesday at 4:00 pm till the end of the day.

Detainees also will refuse the breakfast and lunch meals next Thursday, and they will consult different factions to have a deal on the date of solving the problem, through additional aggravating steps.

The Commission stated that the administration of prisons broke the agreement made with the Captive Movement, which stipulates that everything will be the same as before the escaping of the six detainees, maintain stability in all prisons, solve the problem of the detainees of Islamic Jihad and prevent distributing them into other factions' rooms and open new rooms for them in every section in prisons. However, nothing has been conducted till now.

The Commission of Detainees' Affairs stated that the 34-year-old detainee Ayyad Hraimi in on his 49^th day of hunger strike, in a protest against his administrative detention.

The advocate of the commission said that Hraimi has been transferred to Ramla prison after he was in the isolation of Ofer, and he's now held at dirty cell full of cockroaches. He hasn’t received any supplements nor underwent any medical checkups.

The commission pointed out that the health condition of the detainee Hraimi is deteriorating, as he suffers from different pains all over his body, and he cannot move or stand, has poor sight and pains in his right leg and the abdomen.

It is worthy to mention that Hraimi is a former detainee, who spent 9 years in prison, and has been rearrested in 6/4/2021 and sentenced to administrative detention for 4 months, and renewed for additional 4 months.

Meanwhile, the detainee Kayed Fasfous is on hunger strike since (119) days, Meqdad Qawasmeh since (112) days, Alaa Araaj since (95) days, Hisham Abu Hawash since (86) days and Luai Ashqar since (31) days.

The commission of detainees' affairs stated that the Israeli authorities must hold full responsibility on the fate of detainees who are on hunger strike and whom health conditions are deteriorating day by day.

The advocate of the Commission, Kareem Ajwa, stated that the detainee Khalil Abu Eram from Yatta/ Hebron continues his hunger strike for the third day, in solidarity with striking detainees who are protesting against their administrative detention.

Ajwa pointed out that the detainee Khalil Abu Eram, who is sentenced to life imprisonment, entered a hunger strike last Sunday in solidarity with detainees striking in a protest against administrative detention and he will stop drinking water tomorrow.

Abu Eram said to Ajwa that he got punished by the administration of prison and held at a cell, prevented form family visits and the cantina for two months and a fine of 550 NIS.

He said that the cell has a stinky smell, with one old mattress, and there are no electric appliances.   

After 20 days of interrogation and torture at Jalamah interrogation center

The prosecution of the occupation files an indictment against the rearrested six detainees and other five detainees

3/10/2021

The Commission of Detainees' Affairs stated that the prosecution of the occupation filed an indictment to the "Nazareth court of magistrate", against the rearrested six detainees and other five detainees.

The commission pointed out that the indictment included 20 clauses, where the six detainees have been charged of escape; Mahmoud Arda, Muhammad Arda, Ayham Kammji, Munadel Infaiat, Zakarya Zbaidi and Yaqub Qaderi. However, the other five detainees "Mahmoud Abu Ashreen, Qusai Mar'I, Ali Abu Baker, Mahmoud Abu Baker and Iyad Jaradat" have been charged of sheltering prisoners and helping the to escape.

All security charges that were initially filed against them have been dropped by the intelligence and the Israeli police.

The prosecution of the occupation submitted a request to the court to keep detaining those detainees until the legal procedures are over.

It is worth mentioning that the occupation army had rearrested Zakarya Zbaidi and Muhammad Arda near the village of Om Al-Ghanam /Galilee in 11/9/2021, while they rearrested Yaqub Qaderi and Mahmoud Arda in 10/9/2021 in Nazareth, and Kammji and Nfeat in 19/9/2021 near Jenin.