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Sat, 08/06/2011 - 14:00
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Israel Intensifies Suppression of Palestinian Prisoners
TEHRAN (FNA)- A prominent figure of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), who was imprisoned by Israel for 6 years, disclosed that the Zionist regime of Israel has intensified tortures and suppression of the Palestinian prisoners.
"The Zionist regime is misusing developments in the region and the regime's office in charge of governing prisons has intensified punishments and suppression of the prisoners," Hassan Youssef, who is also a member of the Palestinian parliament told FNA in Ramallah on Saturday.
Hassan Youssef, who was released from an Israeli prison on Thursday, added that the number of the Palestinian prisoners kept in solitary confinement is on the increase, cautioning that these prisoners are living in totally inhuman conditions.
He reminded that 19 Palestinian lawmakers, including 17 Hamas-affiliated MPs, are in Israeli prisons, and called on legal bodies and institutions to play a stronger role to set them free.
Palestinian prisoners have always voiced complaint about the torturing and mistreatment of prisoners by Israeli guards.
In July, more than 20 Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli Negev jail were poisoned after eating meals served in the prison's canteen, prisoners reported.
They explained that after eating burger sandwiches from the canteen the prisoners suffered from diarrhea and vomiting after which they were carried to the prison's clinic but the administration did not tell them about their condition.
They asked the Red Cross to intervene and demand their transfer to hospital for adequate checkup.
Also in July, thousands of Palestinian prisoners in Israel staged a mass hunger strike to defend prisoners' rights and protest against Israeli guards' inhumane behavior.
Over 7,000 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails described the strike as the beginning of a fight to defend prisoners' rights and dignity against the unprecedented measures adopted by the Tel Aviv regime against them.
"The Zionist regime is misusing developments in the region and the regime's office in charge of governing prisons has intensified punishments and suppression of the prisoners," Hassan Youssef, who is also a member of the Palestinian parliament told FNA in Ramallah on Saturday.
Hassan Youssef, who was released from an Israeli prison on Thursday, added that the number of the Palestinian prisoners kept in solitary confinement is on the increase, cautioning that these prisoners are living in totally inhuman conditions.
He reminded that 19 Palestinian lawmakers, including 17 Hamas-affiliated MPs, are in Israeli prisons, and called on legal bodies and institutions to play a stronger role to set them free.
Palestinian prisoners have always voiced complaint about the torturing and mistreatment of prisoners by Israeli guards.
In July, more than 20 Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli Negev jail were poisoned after eating meals served in the prison's canteen, prisoners reported.
They explained that after eating burger sandwiches from the canteen the prisoners suffered from diarrhea and vomiting after which they were carried to the prison's clinic but the administration did not tell them about their condition.
They asked the Red Cross to intervene and demand their transfer to hospital for adequate checkup.
Also in July, thousands of Palestinian prisoners in Israel staged a mass hunger strike to defend prisoners' rights and protest against Israeli guards' inhumane behavior.
Over 7,000 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails described the strike as the beginning of a fight to defend prisoners' rights and dignity against the unprecedented measures adopted by the Tel Aviv regime against them.
