Dozens of Palestinians staged a protest on Tuesday near the Red Cross office in Tulkarem calling on human rights organizations to pressure Israel to release the injured Palestinian detainee Israa Ja’abis.
Palestinian students and families of prisoners held in Israeli jails took part in the protest and raised banners demanding freedom for Ja’abis.
Ahmad al-Turk speaking on behalf of Tulkarem students said that the protest was organized to support Ja’abis and pressure Israel to release her so that she could receive the necessary treatment.
Al-Turk noted that Ja’abis needs to undergo at least five urgent surgeries before she could have a cosmetic surgery.
The Israeli occupation forces arrested Ja’abis in 2015 after she was severely injured when a gas cylinder used in cooking exploded in the back seat of her car a few meters away from an Israeli military checkpoint.
Ja’abis was detained and transferred to Israeli jails without receiving proper treatment despite the fact that 60% of her body was burned. She was sentenced to 11 years in prison on charges of attempting to kill an Israeli policeman.
