Hundreds of Palestinian children and women spend Eid al-Adha in occupation prisons amidst harsh conditions

This year, the blessed Eid al-Adha arrives with double bitterness for hundreds of Palestinian families, as 360 children and 84 female prisoners are absent behind the bars of Israeli occupation prisons. These detainees face conditions described as part of an 'organized genocide' targeting the Palestinian existence, where they are deprived of their most basic human rights and the ability to celebrate with their families on this religious occasion.

Human rights sources confirmed that among the 84 female prisoners are dozens of mothers whom the occupation has snatched from their children, causing entire families to be deprived of family warmth and the right to a safe life. These numbers are part of a total of over 9,400 Palestinian and Arab prisoners and detainees held in camps and prisons that lack the lowest international standards.

Abdullah Al-Zaghari, head of the Palestinian Prisoner's Club, explained that prisoners are subjected to an integrated system of systematic repression and abuse that has escalated unprecedentedly. He pointed out that these policies have led to the martyrdom of more than 100 prisoners from the prisoner movement since the start of the current war, with the identities of 89 of them revealed so far.

Field reports indicate that detainees daily face harsh starvation policies and deprivation of medical care, in addition to physical and sexual assaults aimed at humiliating them. The occupation authorities continue to isolate prisoners from the outside world by preventing family visits, which doubles their psychological and physical suffering inside the cells.

Regarding the detainees from the Gaza Strip, sources described their case as the most painful in light of the ongoing enforced disappearance of thousands of missing persons. Testimonies leaked from detention centers reveal horrific levels of violations that defy description, as detainees from the Strip are subjected to brutal torture away from any legal or international oversight.

According to official data, the number of detainees classified by the occupation as 'unlawful combatants' has reached approximately 1,283 detainees, who face exceptional legal procedures that deprive them of the right to defense or treatment as prisoners of war. The occupation authorities use this classification to justify their continued detention in inhumane conditions and for indefinite periods.

Human rights organizations appeal to the international community and humanitarian organizations to urgently intervene to stop these systematic crimes against prisoners, especially children and women. These organizations emphasize that the world's silence regarding what is happening in Israeli prisons gives the occupation a green light to continue its policy of abuse and slow killing practiced against thousands of Palestinians.

The occupation continues to deprive more than 9,400 prisoners of their freedom and human lives, amidst the escalation of its organized genocidal approach inside prisons and camps.