Hebrew media sources revealed that the Israeli Prison Service (IPS) isolated 15 detained Hamas leaders after two stabbing attacks were carried out by two Hamas captives last week.
Israeli Walla news website reported on Tuesday that the IPS isolated the Hamas leaders as a punitive procedure against Hamas Movement claiming that the stabbing attacks were planned and directed by Hamas leaders in prison.
The Israeli website quoted a high-level official of the IPS as saying that the latter refuses to hold any dialogue with representatives of Hamas prisoners. More punitive measures however are going to be pursued including deprivation of family visits and the canteen as well as isolation and transfer of detainees between Israeli different prisons the official added.
The Hamas Prisoners’ Media Office revealed earlier that the IPS held a number of its leaders in solitary confinement including head of higher committee of Hamas prisoners Mohammad Erman who was transferred from Rimon desert jail to al-Jalameh isolation prison.
The family of the Hamas leader captive Jamal Abu al-Haija revealed that he was transferred from Nafha jail to al-Jalameh isolation in absolute disregard to his condition as his left hand is amputated.
