The Commission of Detainees' Affairs announced today morning the martyrdom of the detainee Sami Abu Dyak in the prisons of Israeli occupation.

The commission stated that after long months of warning on the seriousness of his health condition he might die at any moment due to the crime of medical negligence and deliberate murdering by the Zionist occupation.

Abu Dyak is 36 years old and he was sentenced to a life term and 30 years. He was imprisoned since 2002, and he underwent a surgery at Soroka Hospital in 2015 in which they removed more than 80cm of his intestines. Soon after, he was diagnosed with cancer in the intestines, renal failure and lung insufficiency.

There are 39 women detainees in the Israeli jails, held at Damoun prison except for the detainee Hiba Al-Labadi, who entered a hunger strike since 41 days and held at Al-Ramlah prison clinic, and the wounded detainee Suhair Islamya who is held at Shaare Tzedek Hospital, the commission of Detainees' Affairs stated.

The commission pointed out that 28 women detainees are sentenced to maximum 16 years, 8 detainees are under custody and 3 detainees under the administrative detention such as Hiba Al-labadi, Alaa' Basheer and Shuruq Al-badan.

 The commission also stated that some detainees are suffering from bad health conditions. A case in point is the detainee Israa' Jaabees, Hiba Al-Labadai, Shuruq Dwayat, Marah Bakeer and Amal Taqatqa who do not receive any medical care.

The commission revealed that the occupation authorities issued insane sentences against women detainees with high fines and long years. Cases in point: the detainee Shuruq Dwayat who is sentenced to 16 years and a fine of NIS 80.000, Shatella Abu Ayyad sentenced to 16 years, Aysha Afghani and Maysoun Jabali 15 years, Nourhan Awwad sentenced to 13 years, Israa Jaabees sentenced to 11 years, Fadwa Hamada, Amani Hasheem and Malak Suliman are sentenced to 10 years.

The Commission of Detainees Affairs stated that the Military court of Ofer issued a sentence of Administrative Detention against Hiba Labadi for five months, noting that she started a hunger strike since 24 days.
The commission pointed out that the decision of the court came after a closed session held for discussing the administrative detention against Hiba, after the great efforts by the Legal Department at the Commission of Detainees Affairs in
coincidence with Jordanian efforts to release her. However, all pleas were rejected.
The commission stated that issuing such a sentence against Labadi reveals the criminality of this occupation, where the Jordanian government claims international bodies to expend efforts to save her life.

The Commission of Detainees' Affairs revealed in a report issued today the details on the suffering of the sick detainee Sami Abu Dyak, who is facing death alone in the Israeli jails.

The following information clarifies the violations practiced against Abu Dyak in the past years.

Sami Abu Dyak, 38 years old, is from Seilet Al-Daher village near Jenin. He has been arrested in 17/7/2002 and sentenced to 3 life terms in addition to 30 years.

It is worth mentioning that he was not suffering from any disease before detention, but in September 2015 he was transferred to Soroka Hospital, where he had severe pain in his intestines. He was diagnosed of intestinal obstruction due to cancerous tumor.

He underwent a surgery in 6/9/2015 to treat the intestinal obstruction and then he got moved prison again. His health condition deteriorated after few days and then he was transferred to Assaf HaRofeh Hospital, and he was diagnosed with poisoning due to the lack of cleanliness of the prison. Then, he underwent many surgeries but to no avail due to the renal failure.

Soon after, his health condition recovered slowly after undergoing a surgery to join the intestines and having chemotherapy.

Abu Dyak and many other detainees are victims of the deliberate medical negligence in Israeli prisons, where he was not provided with direct medical follow-up and began to suffer against from spreading the cancer in addition to a lot of side effects caused by the chemotherapy.

Their medical reports showed a good response to the chemotherapy and that he does not suffer from any side effects. Later medical examinations showed different estimates and that he would live for only two years.

In spite of the medical reports that prove the poor health of Abu Dyak, prisons' administration refused the request of the commission to release him.

However, lawyers of the commission submitted another request to early-release Abu Dyak in 4/8/2019, but the Israeli authorities did not care about his serious condition and decided to hold another session to discuss the early release request in January 2020.

It is worthy to mention that Abu Dyak's health condition deteriorated in the last two weeks and he may die at any moment. He got transferred many times to Assaf Harofeh Hospital because of the bleeding and weight loss which reached to 40 kg, and the sugar level reduced to 20.

The Commission of Detainees' Affairs stated that the Israeli occupation authorities hold full responsibility on the life and fate of Abu Dyak, and called on the International institutions and human rights organization to immediately intervene and stop the medical crime committed against him. It also requested to release him immediately to live his final days with his mother.   

The cause of Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails needs real international intervention and serious Arab actions to stop the flagrant violations practiced against them, which breaches all humanitarian laws, said the Head of the Commission of Detainees; Affairs Qadri Abu Baker. Abu Baker pointed out, in a press conference organized by the Ministry of Information and the National Committee for supporting detainees, that there are 5.000 detainees distributed to 22 prisons, including 700 sick detainees, 230 minors, 43 women, 500 administrative detainees and 5 on hunger strike.
They live in bad and cruel detention conditions which require international, legal and human rights efforts to save them.
Abu Baker warned of the seriousness of health conditions of detainees on hunger strike, especially the detainee Ahmad Ghannam who entered a strike since 100 days, the detainee Hiba Labadi who entered a strike since 28 days, Tareq Qa'dan, Ismail
Ali, Mus'ab Hindi and Ahman Zahran.

The Commission condemned the detention of the minor Khaled Ghannam, 12, from Qalqilia by the occupation authorities yesterday, where today is his birthday.
The commission stated that the detention of this child comes in the context of the ferocious attack against Palestinian children implemented by the occupation government and the Israeli Intelligence, which violates all international charters and
conventions that stipulated the necessity of protecting childhood rights.
The commission also stated that the Israeli government holds full responsibility on the detention of Ghannam, and warned of threatening him and exposing him to illegal interrogation to force him confess guilt.
However, the commission pointed out that the occupation authorities still commit crimes publicly against minors, and that the Palestinian childhood is under great danger due to the silence of the international community towards the Israeli
violations.

Israeli occupation authorities arrested 417 Palestinians from the occupied territories in October including 75 minors and 16 women.

Detainees' institutions and human rights organizations the Commission of Detainees and Ex-detainees' Affairs, the Palestinian Society Prisoner's Club, Al Dameer Association for Human Rights) pointed out that occupation authorities arrested 188 citizens from Jerusalem, 30 from Ramallah, 60 from Hebron, 22 from Jenin, 22 from Bethlehem, 22 from Nablus, 26 from Tulkarem, 21 from Qalqilia, 5 from Tubas, 3 from Salfit, 9 from Jericho and 9 from Gaza Strip.

5000 detainees are currently imprisoned in Israeli jails including 40 women, 200 minors and 450 administrative detainees, while 85 administrative detention orders have been issued.

The battle of hunger strike is continuous

7 detainees in Israeli jails continued their hunger strike on October 2019 protesting against their administrative detention. Two of them made an agreement with the Israeli authorities to specify the period of their detention in exchange of ending their strike. Those detainees are Ahmad Ghannam who entered a strike for 102 days, Tareq Qa'dan 89 days, and Hiba Labadi 42 days.

Another 4 detainees continued their hunger strike: Ismail Ali since 111 days, Ahmad Zahran since 51 days and Mus'ab Hindi since 49 days. The detainee Yaqub Husain joined the strike at the end of October protesting against his solitary confinement.

Human rights organizations warned of the seriousness of health conditions for the detainees Ismail Ali, Ahmad Zahran and Mus'ab Hindi, where they are suffering from bad health conditions due to their strike such as weight loss, week vision, and inability to move.

However, the administration of prisons continues to implement systematic abusive measures against detainees on hunger strike through isolating them, holding them in narrow cells unfit for human life, depriving them of family and lawyer visits.

Administrative detention and minors

Israeli occupation forces use the policy of administrative detention as a collective punishment against Palestinian people. According to statistics in October 2019, occupation authorities issued 85 administrative detention orders, including 51 orders against persons arrested last month.

847 administrative detention orders were issued since the beginning of 2019, including 334 new orders.

Administrative detention is banned in accordance with International law, where Israeli militant laws related to administrative detention are based on the Mandatory Emergency law of 1945, in which the Israeli military commander depends on confidential files in most cases of administrative detention.

The Israeli Supreme court approved in many cases the possibility of not revealing this information, which violates the detainee's right to know the reason of his detention. Article 9 (2) of the International Special Covenant on Political and Civil Rights which stipulates "that any arrested person is entitled to be informed of the reason for his arrest and he shall be informed about any charge against him".

Most of male administrative detainees are currently imprisoned at Ofer and Megiddo prisons, where female detainees are held at Damoun prison. A case in point on minor detainees is the 17-year-old Suliman Abu Ghos from Qalandia refugee camp. He got arrested under administrative detention in 14\9\2019 for 4 months. It is worthy to mention that he was arrested in 14\1\2019 and sentenced to 4 months of administrative detention and a fine of NIS 1000 on the charge of incitement.

Another case in point is the 18-year-old Nidal Amer. He was sentenced to 1 year of real imprisonment, but when he finished the sentence they arrested him back and sentenced him to 6 months of administrative detention.

The 16-year-old detainee Hafeth Zayod from Jenin was arrested in 26/8/2019 and was sentenced to 4 months of administrative detention.

The Commission of Detainees; Affairs warns from the deterioration of health condition of the Jordanian detainee Abdulrahman Mar'y, 29, who is currently held at Ofer prison.
The commission stated that Mar'y is suffering from very serious health conditions, he has cancer since 2010 and he needs medical follow-up and needs to make regular checkups.
However, he suffering from medical negligence since he was arrested and was never provided any medication.
Occupation forces arrested Mar'y in 2/9/2019 while he was going to relative's wedding in the West Bank through Karamah crossing. The detainee threatened to enter a hunger strike last week in case the Israeli court insists on confirming his administrative detention for 4 months, noting that the next hearing in the court is going to be on October 23. It is worthy to mention that there are 25 Jordanian detainees in Israeli jails, including Hiba Labadi who is continuing her hunger strike since 27 days protesting against her administrative detention.

Ramallah: the occupation authorities arrested 514 Palestinian citizens from the occupied territories in September 2019 including 81 minors and 10 women.
Detainees' institutions and Human Rights Organizations (the Commission of Detainees and Ex-detainees' Affairs, the Palestinian Society Prisoner's Club, Al Dameer Association for Human Rights) pointed out that the occupation authorities arrested 175 citizens from Jerusalem, 54 from Ramallah, 100 from Hebron, 36 from Jenin, 25 from Bethlehem, 45 from Nablus, 21 from Tulkarem, 8 from Salfit, 10 from Jericho and 11 from Gaza Strip.
The total number of Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails until September 2019 reached up to 5000, including 43 women, 200 minors and 450 administrative detainees, while 101 administrative detention orders were issued.

Samer Arbeed… from Interrogation cells to Hadassah Hospital in critical condition
Occupation forces arrested Samer Arbeed in September 25, 2019 from his workplace. He got beaten by Special Forces since the first moment of detention. He has been kidnapped and transferred to Al-Maskoubya interrogation center and deprived of lawyer visits.
He was subjected to exceptional measures of torture at Al-Maskoubya interrogation center. Although he told the judge that he has pain in the chest and keep vomiting, the court paid no attention. Then, he has been transferred to hospital on Friday September 27, after he lost consciousness.
Occupation forces did not inform his family and lawyer about his health condition until Saturday September 28, where his lawyer received a phone call from occupation forces telling him that Samer is in the hospital. They did not allow the lawyer to visit him until Sunday, September 29 for ten minutes during which Samer was unable to communicate.
Occupation authorities refused to give his family and lawyer the medical reports, but they knew that has had fractures in the chest, bruises all over his body and kidney failure.
In spite of announcing the serious condition of Samer, occupation forces extended his detention for 5 days and prevented his lawyer again from visiting him until next Monday.
Despite the international criticism and reports issued by committees and bodies of the United Nations, Israeli forces still practicing torture against Palestinian detainees, without taking into consideration the international laws, especially the Anti-Torture convention.
Occupation authorities still hold 43 women including 16 mothers and other 3 under administrative detention in difficult conditions
The Israeli occupation authorities still hold 43 Palestinian women at Damoun prison, practicing violations against them since the first moment of detention. Moreover, they do not pay attention to the health conditions of those women, impose high fines and detain them in cruel and difficult living conditions.
Detainees' institutions stated that 16 women of those who are held at Damoun prison are mothers, and other 3 are held under the administrative detention; Shorouq Al-Badan from Bethlehem, Alaa' Fahmi Basheer from Qalqilya and Hiba Al-Labadi.
Hiba has been sentenced to 5 months of administrative detention; she started a hunger strike since 17 days protesting against torture she's subjected to during interrogation.
Reports showed that 11 women are under arrest, where 29 women are sentenced. The longest sentence goes for Shorouq Dwayat and Shatella Ayyad who are sentenced to 16 years of imprisonment, Aysha Afghani and Maysun Jabalai who are sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Many of women detainees suffer from bad health conditions such as: Israa Ja'abees at Damoun prison. She suffers from burns and needs more surgeries to get better.

Administrative detainees continue their battle against detention
9 detainees in the Israeli jails continue their hunger strike against administrative detention during September 2019. Three of them had agreement to define their period of detention; Sultan Khalaf, Naser Jadaa' and Thaer Hamdan.
6 of them still under the hunger strike such as: Ahmad Ghannam since 89 days, Ismail Ali since 79 days and Tareq Qa'dan since 72 days. Hiba Al-labadi, Ahmad Zahran and Mus'ab Hindi started a hunger strike in September.
Hiba started the hunger strike in September 24, 2019, after she was exposed to physical and psychological torture for more than one month during interrogation, where she has been transferred to Damoun prison and then to Jalamah interrogation center.
Ahmad Zahran and Mus'ab Hindi started the hunger strike after the denial of their demands to end their administrative detention.
The administration of prisons and the judiciary system of the occupation still implementing abusive policies against detainees on hunger strike such as: holding them in cells unfit for human life, depriving them of their basic rights, preventing family visits and lawyers' visits.
Detainees' institutions pointed out that the hunger strike is the only way to confront the administrative detention imposed on them by the Israeli occupation, which increased after 2015.