An Israeli special unit on Monday morning stormed Palestinian prisoners’ cells in Ofer prison and carried out inspections amid rising tension in Israeli jails.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) affirmed that the Massada unit stormed section 14 in Ofer jail and assaulted several prisoners.
85 Palestinian newly-detained prisoners are held in section 14 the PPS added.
There are currently nearly 5000 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails including 900 in Ofer. Palestinian prisoners in Ofer have taken part in several hunger strikes in recent years demanding better incarceration conditions regular family visits and an end to the policy of storming cells to carry out inspections.
