*Fares briefs 40 French parliamentarians in Pares about the dramatic conditions of Palestinian detainees held in Israeli prisons*

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*Fares briefs 40 French parliamentarians in Pares about the dramatic conditions of Palestinian detainees held in Israeli prisons*

September 12, 2024

The head of the Commission of Detainees’ Affairs, Qaddura Fares, briefed a group of French parliamentarians consisting of 40 deputies from the Front of left wing parties, on Wednesday, about the tragical conditions of Palestinian detainees held in Israeli prisons, and the procedures and laws imposed on them, that breach all international laws and norms.

Fares illustrated, in the presence of the exiled former detainee, Salah Hammouri, the general changes on detainees’ conditions since October 7, which turned their lives into hell due to torture, starvation and medical neglect policies.

Fares demonstrated the changes happened after few hours of the October 7 incidents, where the oppressive special forces, accompanied by thousands of Israeli army, stormed the prisons and confiscated detainees’ personal belongings, including clothes, blankets, kitchen tools, TVs and radios. Additionally, they closed the canteen, prevented the break and isolated the majority of them.

Fares added: “assaults, beating and torture practiced against detainees were never experienced by the Captive Movement, as breaking detainees’ bones, bloodshed, handcuffing, intensive interrogation and deprivation of medical care have became a daily routine, in addition to execution and enforced disappearance, especially against detainees from Gaza.

Moreover, prisons witnessed an unprecedented overcrowding due to the daily campaigns of detention, as (10700) arrest cases have been recorded since October 7, 2023, and the total number of detainees held in Israeli prisons stands at (9900), in addition to thousands of detainees from Gaza.

Fares called for the formation of an international parliamentary body and the establishment of a global alliance to support the Palestinian people in obtaining their rights of freedom, independence and resisting the Israeli policies and crimes committed by the Zionist occupation against Palestinians in general and detainees in particular.

For his part, the exiled former detainee Salah Hammouri, shared his personal experience of detention, confirming that the occupying state does not take into consideration the international system, and said that it is time for Palestinians to obtain their rights of freedom and justice.