Cancer patients

Health of cancer-stricken prisoner Abu Hamid reaches critical stage

Tuesday-28-June-2022

The Palestinian Commission of Detainees’ and Ex-Detainees’ Affairs has warned that the health condition of Palestinian cancer-stricken prisoner Nasser Abu Hamid has reached a critical and life-threatening stage.

27 Palestinian cancer patients held in Israeli prisons

Friday-24-June-2022

Head of the Commission of Detainees Affairs Qadri Abu Bakr revealed on Thursday that four Palestinian prisoners were diagnosed with cancer or precancerous cells which brought the number of Palestinian cancer patients in Israeli prisons to 27.

Cancer-stricken prisoner Nasser Abu Hamid in critical condition

Monday-13-June-2022

The health condition of Palestinian cancer-stricken prisoner Nasser Abu Hamid has considerably deteriorated and reached a life-threatening stage after he underwent recently cycles of chemotherapy according to the Palestinian Commission of Detainees’ and Ex-Detainees’ Affairs on Tuesday.

Prisoner Abu Hamid still in serious health condition

Tuesday-17-May-2022

Palestinian cancer-stricken prisoner Nasser Abu Hamid is still in serious health condition and using an oxygen cylinder to breathe according to the Palestinian Commission of Detainees’ and Ex-Detainees’ Affairs on Tuesday.

Cancer-stricken prisoner Abu Hamid transferred to hospital

Thursday-28-April-2022

The Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) reported that the Israeli prison administration transferred the Palestinian prisoner who suffers from cancer Nasser Abu Hamid from Ramleh prison to Tel HaShomer Hospital.

3000 Palestinian cancer patients passed away in Gaza

Thursday-7-April-2022

“3000 Palestinians out of 8000 cancer patients in the Gaza Strip passed away due to the blockade imposed on the enclave by Israel” the ministry of health in the Gaza Strip stated on Thursday.

Palestinian cancer-stricken prisoner launches hunger strike

Tuesday-1-February-2022

The Palestinian cancer-stricken prisoner Abd al-Basit Ma'tan has started on Monday a hunger strike in protest against his administrative detention in Israeli jails without trial or charge.

Prisoner Abu Hamid in critical condition similar to “clinical death”

Tuesday-11-January-2022

The health condition of cancer-stricken prisoner Nasser Abu Hamid is deteriorating rapidly and has reached a very critical and dangerous stage that may lead to his death at any moment.

Cancer-stricken prisoner Nasser Abu Hamid in serious condition

Wednesday-5-January-2022

The Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) said that the health of cancer-stricken prisoner Nasser Abu Hamid seriously declined on Tuesday.

Ex-detainee Hussein Masalmeh dies after long battle with cancer

Thursday-23-September-2021

Leukemia-stricken ex-detainee Hussein Masalmeh from Bethlehem died on Wednesday evening of health complications which he started suffering from in Israeli jails as a result of his exposure to medical neglect.