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Gazans rally to show solidarity with prisoners

Monday, 19 January 2015 9:06 PM [ Last Update: Monday, 19 January 2015 9:06 PM ]

A man looks at pictures of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails during a protest for the release of Palestinian inmates in East al-Quds. (File photo)

People in the besieged Gaza Strip hold a rally to show their solidarity with Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails, Press TV reports.

The Palestinians staged the protest in and outside the office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the blockaded area on Monday. They called for the immediate release of all Palestinian prisoners.

During recent months, Israeli forces have frequently raided Palestinians’ homes in the West Bank, arresting dozens of Palestinian people, who are then transferred to Israeli detention centers where they are kept without any charges brought up against them.

“The Palestinian prisoners are pinning their hopes on the resistance to secure their release,” a protester said adding, the issue of the Palestinian prisoners’ is of utmost “importance and we hope to see them all free and safe with their families”.

“I have not seen my son for fifteen years because the Israeli regime deprives me of visiting him,” the father of a Palestinian prisoner said, adding, “I just wish to see my son and hold him in my arms.”

There have been many reports about the deteriorating health of several Palestinian prisoners held inside Israeli jails.

“According our latest statistics, there are around 185 Palestinian minors and 23 Palestinian women inside Israeli prisons suffering from very bad conditions and are subjected to ill-treatment,” a Palestinian official said.

The Palestinian Authority Department of Prisoners Affairs said in a statement on January 5 that Palestinian prisoners kept inside Israeli detention facilities are suffering from serious health problems, yet they are denied proper medical treatment.

There are reportedly over 7,000 Palestinians in 17 Israeli prisons and detention camps. Among Palestinian prisoners behind Israeli bars, there are 18 women, 250 children, 1,500 sick detainees, who are mostly in a critical condition, and 540 Palestinians held without any trial under administrative detention.

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