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Palestinian prisoners suffer harsh conditions in Hawara center

Saturday 17-December-2016

As the region has been affected by a low pressure cold front Palestinian detainees held in Hawara detention center have complained about their catastrophic detention conditions.

The Palestinian prisoners appealed to all human rights and humanitarian organizations particularly the International Committee of the Red Cross to promptly intervene and pressure Israel to take the necessary measures to ensure the well-being of prisoners.

According the PA committee for prisoners’ affairs the prisoners are being held in small cement rooms that lack basic health standards suffering from overcrowding extreme cold and lack of heating methods.

The region was hit with a cold front on Monday which worsened the incarceration conditions of Palestinians held in the Israeli jails.

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