OCCUPIED JERUSALEM(Palestine Foundation Information Center) The Hamas Movement has expressed deep concern over the spread of contagious diseases among Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, especially in Ramon and Nafha prisons.
“This dangerous situation is taking place concurrently with the Israeli prison service’s decision to prevent lawyers from visiting prisoners, which reflects the enormity of the catastrophic conditions and abuse the prisoners endure,” Hamas said in a statement on Wednesday.
A number of prisoners died recently as a result of their exposure to torture, medical neglect and different forms of maltreatment at the hands of Israeli jailers, according to the Movement.
“Such practices reveal a systematic policy pursued by the occupation government with the aim of deliberately killing prisoners,” Hamas said, stressing that such Israeli violations against the prisoners should not go unnoticed.
Hamas called on international human rights organizations to take immediate action to save the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails and enforce the Geneva Convention related to the treatment of prisoners of war.
It also called on the Palestinian masses to step up their actions on the ground in support of the prisoners in Israeli jails, stressing the need for ongoing confrontation with the occupation regime to curb its crimes and violations against them.
