Sick detainees in “Janout” Prison are being held in harsh detention conditions

September 13, 2026

The Commission of Detainees’ Affairs revealed in a report issued today that the difficult detention, living, and health conditions experienced by prisoners in Janout Prison continue to deteriorate, amid escalating repression and search measures, ill-treatment, an acute shortage of clothing and food, as well as medical neglect affecting sick prisoners.

Prisoner Osama Fathallah Al-Shinni, who has been detained since November 20, 2024, is being held in “Janout” Prison. He was interrogated at Ofer Prison for 30 days, then transferred to Nafha Prison for 20 days, followed by Ramon Prison, and finally to Janout. Al-Shinni suffers from a herniated disc in his back, for which he previously underwent surgery in 2022. He currently suffers from severe pain and deliberate medical neglect by the prison administration, which refuses to provide him with any painkillers.

Regarding the conditions inside the prison, Al-Shinni told the Commission’s lawyer that the prison guards continue to treat them poorly and that searches are carried out almost daily, amid a shortage of personal necessities. As for the food, he said its quality is poor, noting that a number of prisoners in the section are suffering from severe malnutrition, which has clearly affected their weight. Al-Shinni himself has lost 35 kilograms during his detention. He also has only two changes of clothes, while prisoners in the section generally suffer from a shortage of underwear.

Regarding “the yard time” (al-fawra), it lasts approximately one hour per day, but its timing is irregular and varies, and is affected by the punishments imposed by the prison administration.

Prisoner Qassam Abdul Karim Shibli, who has been detained since August 26, 2019, remains in detention. He was transferred between the Moscobiya Investigation Center, where he spent 78 days, then Ofer Prison for two months, and subsequently Nafha Prison. This was his first visit since the beginning of the events of 7 October 2023.

Shibli noted the continued raids and repression targeting prisoners’ rooms and sections. He stated that three days before the visit, on 4 September 2026, units from the “Metsada” and “Yamam” forces raided several rooms, including the room where he was staying. They assaulted the prisoners using rubber bullets, tear gas grenades, and beatings, resulting in injuries to two prisoners. The prisoners were not informed of the reasons for the crackdown.

Prisoner Fadi Ahmad Abu Al-Rub, detained since 21 March 2026, remains in detention. During a visit by the Commission’s lawyer, he stated that they are subjected to continuous provocations and insults, amid ongoing raids and searches of rooms and sections.

Regarding food, Abu Al-Rub said that prisoners are suffering weight loss as a result of the systematic starvation policy in the occupation prisons, noting that he has lost 15 kilograms of his weight.

In the same context, prisoner Ashraf Mohammad Hassan Al-Zaghari, from Dheisheh Refugee Camp, who has been detained since 28 December 2022 and remains in detention, suffers from previous injuries sustained before his arrest, including gunshot wounds to both the right and left knees. Shrapnel remains lodged in his body. He also sustained an injury to his left ear as a result of a repression operation he was subjected to while being held in Ofer Prison approximately a year and a half ago. He explained that since then he has suffered from pain, hearing loss, and ringing in his head, alongside deliberate medical neglect and extremely poor detention conditions in terms of personal necessities, repression, insults, and poor-quality food.

Prisoner Ahmad Mustafa Balidi, from Salfit, who has been held under administrative detention since 2 February 2025, suffers from scabies, without receiving any medication or ointment, further worsening his health condition.

The prisoners’ suffering is not limited to the harsh conditions of detention; it also extends to depriving them of their basic humanitarian needs, while raids and repression continue without justification, further exacerbating their suffering, particularly that of sick prisoners who are forced to endure both pain and medical neglect.