A Palestinian prisoner was hurt on Sunday after he set his isolation cell in Ramon prison on fire in protest at his solitary confinement which continued for more than one month.
A state of tension prevailed in Ramon prison after prisoner Fahd Sawalhi suffered from burns following the incident the Asra Media Office reported.
“The Israeli prison administration transferred prisoner Sawalhi from Damon prison isolation into Eshel Prison isolation after transferring him to Soroka hospital” the Office underlined adding that prisoners in Ramon prison are threatening to escalate their protest steps.
The 41-year-old prisoner Fahd from Balata camp in the West Bank city of Nablus is serving seven life imprisonment sentences and 50 years. He spent 16 years in Israeli prisons.
Around 4650 Palestinian prisoners including 32 women and 175 minors in addition to 730 administrative detainees and hundreds of patients are being held in Israeli prisons according to Palestinian sources.
