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Palestinian Prisoner’s Society reports dozens of repression raids in Israeli prisons since October 7

The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society said Israeli prisons have witnessed dozens of repression raids against Palestinian detainees since October 7 and in the days that followed, involving rubber-coated bullets fired at detainees’ limbs, tear gas and other weapons, some of which caused burns. The society said preliminary testimonies collected during visits conducted after October 7 and […]

Al-Ahrar: Up to 1,500 Palestinian prisoners suffer medical neglect, starvation

The Palestinian Al-Ahrar Movement said Monday that 1,000–1,500 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails suffer from illnesses, including cancer, kidney failure and heart disease, amid medical neglect, starvation and disease outbreaks. The movement’s prisoners affairs official, Muawiya Al-Soufi, said prison authorities confiscate medicines, delay treatment and cancel medical procedures, while shortages of water and cleaning supplies […]

Hamas warns of escalating abuse against female detainees in Israeli jails

In a statement on Monday, senior Hamas official Abdul-Rahman Shadeed urged international rights groups on Monday to investigate incidents of torture, starvation, and medical neglect facing Palestinian prisoners in Zionist regime’s jails and ensure they receive proper health care. Shadeed pointed to the death of prisoner Ahmed Hamidat from Jalazon refugee camp inside Israeli custody on […]

Hamas extends ban on released prisoners holding sensitive posts, sources tell i24NEWS

Restrictions remain in place over fears of Israeli recruitment, with affected members barred from returning to work but still receiving salaries, sources tell i24NEWS Hamas has extended a ban preventing leaders and members released from Israeli prisons from returning to sensitive positions within the movement, sources told i24NEWS. The restrictions cover political, military, security, media […]

350 still held as Israel arrests 2,000 Palestinian children since 2023

Israeli forces have arrested more than 2,000 Palestinian children since the onset of its genocidal Gaza war, with at least 350 remaining in custody under severe conditions, the Palestinian Prisoners Society said Wednesday. The non-governmental organization that the Israeli army arrested six children overnight in the towns of Sa’ir and al-Shuyukh in the Hebron governorate […]

Palestinian Center: 350 Children Facing Dire Conditions in Israeli Occupation Prisons

Ramallah, October 15 (QNA) – Palestinian Center for Child Rights (PCCR) warned of deteriorating conditions for children detained in Israeli occupation prisons, reporting widespread torture, starvation, and medical neglect alongside a total ban on human rights organizations accessing the facilities. Executive Director of the organization, Khaled Quzmar stated in comments reported by the Palestinian News […]

Israeli forces raid Palestinian NGOs in occupied West Bank

Snipers have been deployed outside entrances to the Palestine Medical Complex, Wafa reported. Israeli forces have raided the offices of two Palestinian nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) and the courtyard of the Palestine Medical Complex in the occupied West Bank. Israeli forces searched the Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees and the Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights […]

Gaza families protest Israeli torture of Palestinian prisoners

Families of Palestinian prisoners in Gaza protest the increasing assaults, torture and medical neglect by Israel and called for international protection. Families of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails staged a protest in Gaza City on Monday demanding an end to escalating Israeli abuses, including beatings, torture and medical neglect. The demonstration, attended by representatives […]

Three Palestinian prisoners face medical neglect in Israeli jails

LONDON: The health of three Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails is at risk after contracting diseases and suffering from a lack of adequate healthcare, warned the Palestinian Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs. The commission said on Sunday that Hayel Deifallah, 60, from northwest of Ramallah, has contracted scabies and suffers from severe dental pain […]