Palestinian prisoner Nasser Abu Hamid has been transferred to Asaf Harofeh Hospital following serious health complications the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) reported in a statement on Thursday.
No further information was available about the cancer-stricken prisoner’s health conditions PPS added.
The health situation of the cancer-stricken prisoner Nasser Abu Hamid has critically declined and has recently reached a very critical and dangerous stage that may lead to his death at any moment.
Abu Hamid suffers a significant loss of weight. His weight now is only 52 kg. He further suffers anemia severe fatigue and breathing difficulties.
Abu Hamid has undergone two doses of chemotherapy while he is expected to undergo the third next week.
Abu Hamid who has been in prison since 2002 has lung cancer and recently started to take doses of chemotherapy after long Israeli procrastination and deliberate medical neglect.
He began to fall ill in August with chest pain. Doctors found and removed a lung tumor.
The prisoner was moved back to Israel’s Ashkelon jail where his condition worsened after his access to chemotherapy was deliberately delayed more than once.
Abu Hamid is one of five brothers from the same family handed life sentences by Israel. A sixth brother from the same family was killed by Israeli forces.
Over 700 Palestinian prisoners are held in Israeli jails in dire need of medical attention 170 of whom are in critical condition.
