Medical neglect

Dozens of prisoners tested positive for Corona in Nafha prison

Wednesday-9-February-2022

Dozens of Palestinian prisoners have tested positive for Corona in the Israeli Nafha prison amid total disregard on the part of the prison administration a rights group revealed on Tuesday.

Right group: Abu Hamid requires intensive care

Saturday-5-February-2022

The health condition of the cancer-stricken prisoner Nasser Abu Hamid is extremely difficult and requires urgent medical care the Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs Commission said on Saturday.

Palestinian prisoners protest Israeli medical negligence policy

Thursday-3-February-2022

Palestinian prisoners held in Ashkelon prison started on Wednesday a hunger strike in protest against Israeli medical negligence policy towards the seriously ill prisoner Nasser Abu Hamid.

Cancer-stricken prisoner Nasser Abu Hamid in critical condition

Friday-28-January-2022

The cancer-stricken prisoner Nasser Abu Hamid is still unable to control or move his legs as he uses a wheelchair to move around the Palestinian Prisoners Society revealed on Thursday.

Prisoner Miqdad’s health worsens as he enters day 90 of hunger strike

Tuesday-19-October-2021

Palestinian prisoner Miqdad al-Qawasmeh a 24-year-old from al-Khalil has entered day 90 of his hunger strike in protest at his administrative detention with no indictment or trial.

Hussein Masalmeh a new victim of medical neglect in Israeli prisons

Friday-1-October-2021

227 Palestinian prisoners are estimated to have died in Israeli jails since 1967 mostly from health complications and medical negligence and some of them were released after their conditions reached critical stages. The latest victim was the cancer-stricken ex-detainee Hussein Masalmeh who was given early release a few months ago.

Detainees Commission accuses Israel of medically neglecting prisoners

Sunday-11-July-2021

The Palestinian Commission of Detainees’ and Ex-Detainees’ Affairs has accused anew the Israeli prison service (IPS) of persisting in medically neglecting Palestinian prisoners in its jails and violating their rights enshrined in international treaties and charters.

Prisoner Barrash given expired medication in Ashkelon jail

Thursday-24-June-2021

The Palestinian Commission of Detainees’ and Ex-Detainees’ Affairs said that the Israeli administration of Ashkelon jail provided Palestinian prisoner Mohamed Barrash who suffers from several health problems with expired medication.

Palestinian prisoners in Ramla infirmary exposed to medical neglect

Monday-24-May-2021

The Palestinian Commission of Detainees’ and Ex-Detainees’ Affairs has accused the Israeli prison service of medically neglecting Palestinian patients in its jails especially those in the Ramla prison infirmary.

Condition of prisoner Obaid reflects inhumanity of Israeli jailers

Sunday-7-March-2021

The father of the cancer-stricken prisoner Ahmed Obaid did not conceal his concern that his son might die inside the Israeli occupation prisons due to his severe illness and the occupation’s procrastination in providing him with the necessary treatment.