Ramallah - "Jerusalem" dot com - The Palestinian Prisoners Club said today, Thursday, that the Israeli occupation forces continue to escalate their abuse of detainees and their families during arrest operations, as part of the systematic crime of collective punishment, including acts of vandalism, destruction, and organized terrorism. Recently, video clips have shown these abuses of detainees, and the Captive Club reviews the cases of the detainee Munir Fiqha and the detainee Taher Salih.

In Tubas, on June 21, the occupation forces arrested Munir Ibrahim Faqha (27 years old) from his home, and a video clip showed the occupation forces forcing him to walk despite suffering from a fracture in one of his feet, as he underwent surgery before his arrest during which he was implanted with platinum. In his foot, and according to his family, he was assaulted during his arrest.

The Captive Club indicated that the detainee Fiqha is a former detainee who was arrested five times, and this is the sixth arrest against him, as he began facing repeated arrests since he was 18 years old, and he was arrested last year and was released on conditions that included a fine of 25 thousand. Shekel, and a bail of 270,000 shekels, and he is still awaiting trial in the previous case, knowing that in his previous detention he was subjected to a harsh interrogation that lasted 45 days in “Al-Jalameh” detention center, and he is currently also in “Al-Jalameh” detention center.

It is noteworthy that he is married and the father of a one-year-old girl, and during his arrest in 2016 he lost one of his brothers without saying goodbye.

In the town of Silwad / Ramallah, on June 29, the occupation forces carried out a brutal arrest operation against the detainee, Taher Akram Saleh (24 years old), as the occupation forces severely beat him and his family members, including women. The occupation deliberately hit him on one of his feet, as he was suffering from a fracture in it a short time ago, while he is still in the treatment phase, and despite his continuous screaming at the moment of the assault, they continued to beat him, and they interrogated him in the field while continuing to assault him.

The detainee, Taher Salih, suffers from health problems resulting from previous arrests, as he went on a hunger strike in the occupation prisons, and after that he suffered from kidney and nerve problems, and he needs health follow-up.

It is noteworthy that he is a former detainee who has been arrested several times, since he was a child, and spent a total of about four years in the occupation prisons.

It is noteworthy that the abuse carried out by the occupation forces against the detainees is one of the constant policies it pursues, and it has escalated significantly with the escalation of the intensity of the confrontation, as we witnessed during the months of April and May of this year, with confirmation that the occupation has never stopped carrying out its implementation, targeting all groups, including Including women, children, the elderly, the sick, and the wounded.