Today, the Prisoners’ Club said in a statement that the health condition of the prisoner, Muhammad al-Khatib (40 years), from Tulkarm , is deteriorating continuously in light of the emergence of new symptoms, including: increasing pain in the extremities, loss of feeling in his left foot, and for two days he has been suffering from His heart rate accelerated, and as a result he was transferred to the Negev prison clinic with the help of his fellow prisoners, using a stretcher, due to his inability to walk due to the severity of the pain.

The Captive Club confirmed that the prisoner, Al-Khatib, who suffered about two years ago from a serious herniated disc, today needs to undergo new medical examinations, to diagnose his health condition again, in light of the emergence of new health symptoms. On the other hand, the prison administration continues its approach of procrastination and medical neglect, and every time the prisoner Al-Khatib is transferred to the clinic, the prison administration tries to invent a new excuse for the reasons for the delay in not transferring him for the necessary examinations.

As a result, the prisoner, Al-Khatib, carried out a protest step today by refusing to enter the department, as he remained outside the department for three hours in the extreme cold, until he was provided with a wheelchair to enable him to move, due to the great difficulty he faces in his movement, and to meet his basic needs, until the management (response) Imprisonment for his request.

It is noteworthy that the suffering of the prisoner Al-Khatib appeared about two years ago, and at that time he was diagnosed with a severe herniated disc, but the medications he was given caused him additional health problems, and his health condition continued to worsen until today.

The prisoner Al-Khatib has been detained since 2003, and he is sentenced to 21 years in prison, and there is about a year left until his release date.