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160 of 700 sick Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli prisons in critical condition
Seven hundred Palestinian prisoners inside the Israeli prisons suffer from medical conditions, of whom 160 are classified as serious, including 20 with cancer, according to the Palestine Prisoners Study Centre (PPSC). Riyad…
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558 Palestinian prisoners serving life terms in Israeli prisons
The number of Palestinian prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment in Israeli prisons has risen to 558, including 42 from occupied Jerusalem. The increase is attributed to a number of factors, including harsh…
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Campaign for release of terminally ill Palestinian prisoner Walid Daqqah launched
Social media users launched an online campaign to demand the urgent release of the Palestinian prisoner Walid Daqqah, following a sharp deterioration in his health condition. Palestinians and supporters took to social…
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Seven of 34 female Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jail suffer from ailments
Jerusalem: 34 female Palestinian prisoners are currently being held in Israeli prisons under harsh conditions and are subjected to a systematic policy of medical negligence. According to Palestine Prisoners Study Centre, among…
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Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan dies in Israeli jail 86 days post hunger strike
Palestinian prisoner Sheikh Khader Adnan, who has been on hunger strike for 86 days in Ramla prison in Israel, died on Tuesday. 44-year-old Adnan was found unconscious in his cell in the…
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Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike ‘may die at any moment’
The health condition of Palestinian prisoner Sheikh Khader Adnan, who has been on hunger strike for 81 days in Ramla prison, is rapidly deteriorating and he may die at any moment, the…
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Palestinian prisoner Maher Younis freed from Israeli jail after 40 yrs
The second longest-serving Palestinian prisoner, Maher Younis, embraced freedom on Thursday morning, after serving four decades in Israeli prisons, Palestinian News Agency reported. 65-year-old Maher was released from Eshel prison near Beer…
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Israel frees Palestinian prisoner Karim Younis after 40 yrs in jail
The Israeli authotirities on Thursday released the longest-serving Palestinian prisoner Karim Younis, after 40 years in jail. 66-year-old dean of the Palestinian prisoners was released after he completed his 40-year sentence in…
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74 Palestinian prisoners die due to medical negligence since 1967
Jerusalem: 74 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails have died as a result of medical negligence since 1967, according to Palestinian Commission for Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs. The first was Khalil Al-Rashaida,…
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Israel to hold body of Palestinian prisoner Nasser Abu Hamid
The Israeli occupation has refused to return the body of the prisoner, Nasser Abu Hamid, who died in an Israeli hospital, on Tuesday, December 20, of cancer, after he was serving a 7-year…
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Palestinian prisoner Nasser Abu Hamid dies in Israeli custody
The cancer-stricken Palestinian prisoner Nasser Abu Hamid died in Israeli custody, as a result of the policy of deliberate medical negligence pursued by the Israeli prison administration against prisoners. The Palestinian Authority…
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Cancer-stricken Palestinian prisoner Nasser Abu Hamid slips into coma
The cancer-stricken Palestinian prisoner Nasser Abu Hamid slipped into a coma on Sunday and was moved from Ramle clinic prison, where he was staying, to the Israeli Assaf Harofeh hospital. In a…
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Israel arrests 6,500 Palestinian nationals in 2022: Report
Israel has arrested about 6,500 Palestinians, including women and children, since the beginning of 2022. In its statement on Saturday, the Palestinian Prisoners Club (PPC) said, on the occasion of International Human…
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16-yr-old Palestinian girl detained for visiting brother in prison
Israeli occupation forces arrested a 16-year-old Palestinian girl while she was visiting her imprisoned brother in Beersheba Eshel prison in Israel, according to Palestinian Prisoners Club (PPC). The girl was identified as…
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European Union calls on Israel to release Palestinian prisoner Ahmed Manasra
The European Union on Thursday called on the Israeli occupation authorities to immediately release Palestinian prisoner Ahmed Manasra, who is sentenced to 9 years in prison. The European Union office in Jerusalem…
