Detainee Mohammad Rabee’ Victim of Systematic Medical Negligence

20/07/2025

Following his recent visit to Gilboa Prison, the lawyer from the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs reported that Mohammad Osama Rabee’ (21 years old), a resident of Beit Anan near Jerusalem, is being subjected to systematic and deliberate medical negligence, an approach increasingly used to slowly kill Palestinian detainees, as witnessed in numerous similar cases across Israeli prisons.

Rabee’ had undergone lung surgery prior to his arrest in 2021. However, his health condition has significantly worsened since he was brutally assaulted by prison special forces. He now suffers from intense chest pain and severe breathing difficulties, in addition to chronic headaches. Moreover, he has been battling an advanced case of scabies for over a year, although signs of recovery have recently begun to appear.

Despite his critical health condition, Rabee’ has repeatedly submitted requests to the prison administration seeking medical attention and access to the prison clinic. All his appeals, however, have been systematically rejected.

It is important to note that Rabee’ was arrested on 07/03/2024 and was originally sentenced to nine months in prison. Yet upon completing his sentence, he was shocked to discover that his case had been transferred to administrative detention. He is currently serving his second term under this arbitrary and indefinite form of detention.