Israeli Prison Service (IPS) transferred the Palestinian hunger striking sick captive Saed Msellam to Barzilai Hospital after deterioration of his health after Wednesday midnight.
The hunger strike media committee quoted on Thursday the lawyer of Detainees and Ex-detainees Committee Karim Ajweh after his visit to Ashkelon jail as saying that the IPS carried out large-scale transfers among hunger striking detainees over the past two days. Storming prisoners’ rooms and sections along with carrying out search campaigns and confiscation of captives’ properties were also reported.
The media committee also pointed out that prisoner Kamal Abu Waar was transferred to Ayalon prison in Ramleh while detainee Samir Ghaith was taken to an unknown destination.
Nine other captives were brought to Ashkelon jail from Hadarim Nafha and Gilboa prisons it added.
