RAMALLAH, (PIC)
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) reported that prisoners held in the Israeli detention center of Etzion are living under difficult living and health conditions.
The Society said that its lawyer visited the detention center last week, noting that 115 prisoners are being held at Etzion under these difficult circumstances due to ongoing retaliatory policies that have persisted for over a year.
It further explained that the prisoners are subjected to daily treatment that is unethical and inhumane, facing beatings and insults without any justification, and that the soldiers treat them with hatred and racism.
The PPS also mentioned, “Rooms are stormed in a brutal and violent manner, and they are forced to sit in a squatting position. There is a significant focus on humiliating them and targeting their psyches.” It elaborated that all forms of punishment are still ongoing.
According to the latest statistics published by the PPS, the number of Palestinian detainees in occupation prisons since October 7, 2023, has surged to about 11,400 from various Palestinian provinces, not including detainees from the Gaza Strip, who the occupation classifies as “unlawful combatants.”
The Etzion detention center, located between the Bethlehem and al-Khalil governorates, is situated on a mountain slope where the cold is intense. It is close to a training center for the occupation army and consists of a single section containing eight rooms, with approximately 15 prisoners in each room. The rooms and the yard are monitored by dozens of surveillance cameras.
