Today, Monday, the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Prisoners revealed, after the visit of its lawyer Fadi Obeidat, a group of sick cases of a number of Palestinian prisoners languishing in the Negev prison, including:

The case of the prisoner Munther Ikbariya (61 years) from the town of Shweika/Tulkarem, who is still suffering from a difficult health condition, as he suffers from many health and disease problems, part of which he received treatment for and the other part did not receive treatment, as he underwent laboratory tests and analyzes of the prostate and it was found that there is a defect in the functioning of the prostate, and he was informed that he will be referred to a specialist, but the prison administration deliberately neglects him medically, and the prisoner also complains There is a fatty cyst inside his left eye and he is in dire need of medical examinations. However, the prison administration still practices a policy of keeping the situation as it is, which increases the suffering of prisoners, especially those with high sentences, and indifference to their health.

As for the prisoner, Acid Jaghoub (22 years), from the town of Beta / Nablus, he suffers from diabetes. He undergoes tests and is given insulin. He began to suffer from poor eyesight as a result of high blood sugar. He needs an eye test. He also complains of severe pain in his teeth as a result of diabetes.

As for the prisoner Khaled Nawabit (46 years) from the town of Burqa / Nablus, who is currently in the Negev prison, he suffers from heart health problems, and he was scheduled to undergo an open heart operation in Ramallah Hospital on 11/27/2022 to replace the mitral valve, but he was arrested five days before the date of the operation. General wasting of the body, constant exhaustion and inability to move.

The Commission held the Israeli prison administration fully responsible for the continuation of the series of medical negligence against Palestinian detainees, and called on international institutions, human rights institutions and the Red Cross to play their necessary role towards the issue of detainees to the fullest.