RAMALLAH (Palestine Foundation Information Center) Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) accused the Israeli occupation of carrying out field executions against Gazan prisoners, saying it is the reason behind refusing to unveil their fate.
The Society expressed its concerns over the fate of Gazan prisoners following the crime committed by Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip where the bodies of 30 martyrs were found inside a school that was besieged by the IOF.
According to eyewitnesses, the martyrs were handcuffed and blindfolded, indicating that they were under arrest.
The PPS said in a press statement on Wednesday that Beit Lahia’s crime is a clear indication that the IOF carried out a field execution against the 30 detainees.
The PPS statement added, “News on detainees from Gaza being subjected to executions have been increasing amid the continued crime of enforced disappearance and with the mounting testimonies of recently released detainees, including women and children, about acts of torture, abuse and humiliation.”
The Society’s statement said that “the IOF’s insistence on holding Gazan prisoners under enforced disappearance has only one explanation, which is the persistence in carrying out more crimes against them.”
“The IOF has been refusing to provide international and Palestinian human rights organizations with any information on the prisoners from Gaza including martyrs,” the statement added.
