#Manhunt after palestinians escape prison series#
"In addition to solitary confinement, Israel has also enacted a series of illegal collective penalties imposed on all Palestinian prisoners", said a statement released by Addameer. However, she adds that it has only been one of many. By the end of March 2022, they totaled 29, people and Francis says it has become one of the "most dangerous Israeli practices". In 2021, Israel increased the number of prisoners placed in solitary confinement following the escape of six prisoners from the Gilboa prison in Northern Israel in September 2021. Their failure to receive much-needed treatment as a result of "Israeli medical negligence" could cost them their lives, Francis claims.Īnother source of concern is the psychological state of these inmates. According to the data provided by the NGO, Israeli prisons now house over 600 sick Palestinians, including 22 inmates with cancer, some with tumors.
In addition, the study has revealed that they were deprived of frequent visits, and that their right to medical assistance has been restricted.Īddameer also has a long list of the way Israeli prison authorities deal with sick Palestinian prisoners. In 2015, a Knesset report found that Palestinian prisoners were being held in crowded cells, with each inmate getting roughly two meters of space. Their basic rights are violated, and they face degrading treatment". "These people are subjected to daily harassment. Sahar Francis, director general of Addameer, an NGO that fights for the rights of Palestinian inmates, says those who have been arrested are held in dire conditions. Many of those arrests occurred in April, when scores of Palestinians clashed with Israeli security forces in Jerusalem during Israel's violations on the Temple Mount, a hill that houses the Al Aqsa mosque. Since the beginning of 2022, the Jewish state has arrested 2,140 Palestinians, primarily in the cities of Jerusalem and Jenin, pushing the overall number of inmates to more than 4,000 people. A similar operation has also been conducted in the West Bank city of Hebron, where a number of Palestinians have been captured.
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