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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…
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Israel repudiates agreement to release Palestinian prisoner Adal Mousa
The Israeli authorities on Sunday repudiated the agreement they had announced regarding the release of Palestinian administrative prisoner Adal Mousa after a 37-day hunger strike, Wafaa News Agency reported. The Palestinian Prisoner…
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Israeli court sentences Palestinian footballer to 4 years in prison
The Israeli Occupation Court has sentenced Palestinian football player Tariq Mohammad Al-Araj to four years in prison and a fine of 4,000 shekels ($1,145), the Palestinian Information Centre reported. The human rights office of…
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Israel continues to isolate Palestinian prisoner Ahmed Manasra
Jerusalem: The Palestine Prisoners’ Club (PPC) said, on Tuesday, that a full year has passed since the Israeli prison administration isolated the Palestinian prisoner Ahmed Manasra in solitary confinement cells. The club…
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Palestinian prisoner suffering from cancer loses ability to eat
The Palestinian Prisoners Club said that prisoner Nasser Abu Hamid lost his ability to consume food, in addition to the sharp loss of weight, and the intensity of the pain in his body,…
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French-Palestinian lawyer begins hunger strike in Israeli prison
French-Palestinian human rights lawyer Salah Hamouri, who has been imprisoned without charge by Israeli authorities for six months, has gone on hunger strike to protest his detention. 37-year-old Hamouri, has been in…