The Israeli occupation forces arrested (25) citizens at least from the West Bank

Constant Medical ignorance against our detainees in Israeli prisons

December 15, 2024

The Commission of Detainees’ Affairs disclosed several cases for sick detainees held in Negev and Jelboa prisons.
A case in point is the detainee Rashad Karajah, 61, from Saffa/ Ramallah, who is currently held in Negev prison and suffers from disc in the back. His pain increases with the cold weather in the Negev desert. He also has problems in the testicles, and he lost 45 kgs.

Another case in point is detainee Saeb Khamaysa from Jenin. He is currently held in Negev prison and suffers from scabies since last August.
On October 27, he collapsed during yard time due to severe pain, in addition to the spread of boils all over his body. It is worth noting that he has lost about 15 kgs.

The last case in point is detainee Rafiq Kabaj, from Tulkarem/Resident in Ramallah - Albirah. He is held in "Jelboa" prison, and suffers from heart disease, causing him heart attacks. He was receiving treatment in the hospital before his arrest and was taking specific medication to regulate his heart rate. Since his arrest, he has not received these medications, and the prison administration has intentionally neglected him and failed to provide the necessary treatment.

The commission holds the administration of prisons fully accountable for the constant medical ignorance practiced against Palestinian detainees, and called on international human rights organizations and the ICRC to fulfill their obligations toward Palestinian detainees.

🔴 Statistical data on detention campaigns and numbers of Palestinian detainees since the onset of the genocide

🔴 Total arrest cases stands at 11,900 in the West Bank and Jerusalem

Women: the total number of women arrests stands at (435) including women arrested from the lands occupied in 1948, in addition to tens of Gazan women who have been arrested in the West Bank, estimated at tens.
. Children: the number of children arrests stands at (790)
. Journalists: (136) journalists have been arrested, (58) of them are still under arrest, including (5) female journalists and (32) journalists at least from Gaza.

More than (10.000) orders of administrative detention have been issued since October 7, ranging between new orders and renewals, including orders against children and women.

Detention campaigns carried out since October 7 are accompanied by escalated crimes and violations such as humiliation, brutal beat, threats against detainees and their families, besides to vandalism and destruction in detainees’ houses, confiscating vehicles, gold and money, in addition to the destruction of infrastructure especially in the refugee camps of Tulkarem and demolitions of detainees houses, using family members as hostages, in addition to using detainees as human shields.

Statistics include detainees who were arrested from their houses, on checkpoints, who surrendered themselves and those who were arrested as hostages.

Besides to detention campaigns, the Israeli forces implemented field executions, afflicted detainees and their family members.

The highest record of arrest cases was in Hebron and Jerusalem

🔴 (47) detainees martyred in Israeli prisons and military camps since the 7th of October, in addition to (29) martyrs from Gaza who died in Israeli prisons and detention centers, whom the occupation has not announced their names or martyrdom conditions. Moreover, they acknowledged the execution of many detainees.

The remains of (45) detainees who martyred after October 7 are still withheld, among (56) martyrs.

Data exclude detention cases of Gaza, due to the occupation’s refusal to give any information and the continuation of practicing the crime of enforced disappearance against them. It is worth mentioning that the occupation forces arrested hundreds of Gazan workers from the West Bank, in addition to Gazans who have been in the West Bank for treatment. Moreover, they arrested more than (1000) citizens from northern Gaza.

🔴 Total number of detainees held in Israeli prisons until December 2024

The total number of detainees held in Israeli prisons stands at(10,300), including (3428) administrative detainees and (100) children and (27) women sentenced to administrative detention, in addition to (1772) detainees who have been classified as illegal fighters.

.(88) female detainees are held in Damoun prison, including (4) detainees from Gaza, in addition to (27) administrative detainees.
These figures exclude women detainees from Gaza, as there might be detainees held in military camps and facilities of the occupation.

. (280) children are currently held in isolation prisons

Before October 7: the total number of detainees held in Israeli prisons was (5250), including (40) women, (170) children and (1320) administrative detainees.

Note: data on detention campaigns is variable on a daily basis due to the continuous arrests

Detainees’ organizations and the Captive Movement in Israeli prisons mourn the the national fighter and former detainee , Major General Fouad Al-Shobaki

Ramallah
Detainees’ organizations, the Captive Movement in Israeli prisons and former detainees in homeland and diaspora mourn the national fighter and former detainees, Major General Fouad Al Shobaki, who passed away this evening at the age of 84.

Detainees’ organizations stated that we are mourning a national fighter and a former detainee who served 17 years in Israeli prisons, and was the oldest one among other detainees and was called the “sheikh of detainees”.

About of the Late Major General Fouad Al-Shobaki's Life

. Fouad Hijazi Mohammad Shobaki: was born on March 12, 1940 in Gaza Strip. He had the BA in Accounting from Cairo University.

. He was a Palestinian politician and military figure, and a member of Fatah movement. He was the head of the central militant financial administration in the Palestinian security apparatus. He joined Fatah movement and relocated to Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Tunisia.

On January 3, 2002, the Israeli occupation army implemented a military operation called “Noah’s Ark” to stop and control the ship Karin A in the Red Sea, claiming that the ship carried military supplies for Palestinians. They charged him with this incident being the mastermind of funding and smuggling of the arms ship.

. The Israeli occupation forces abducted him in 14/3/2006 from Jericho prison, with the Secretary-General of the Popular Front, Ahmed Sa’adat, and their companions, Ahed Abu Ghoulmi, Hamdi Qar’an, Basel Al-Asmar, Majdi Al-Rimawi, and Yasser Abu Turki.

. The military court of the occupation sentenced him to (20) years, and reduced later to (17) years.

. His wife passed away in 2011, and he was deprived of bidding farewell.

. He was released on march 2023, and he was suffering from chronic diseases during his detention, and he was relying on his companions for assistance.

Escalated retaliatory and aggressive policies against Palestinian women held in Damoun prison

December 8, 2024

The Commission of Detainees’ Affairs warned of the escalated retaliatory and aggressive policies practiced against Palestinian women held in Damoun prison, besides the inhumane and unethical treatment pursued by jailers, who try to harm them on a physical and psychological level.

The Commission emphasized that the visitations managed by the commission’s legal team to Damoun prison documented the intensity of the crimes committed against women, as they focused on psychological abuse represented in threats of rape, strip searches, curses, beating and starvation.
Moreover, they are deprived of clothes, covers, sanitizers ,feminine hygiene products, ignoring their health conditions and procrastinating in providing medicine.
The commission pointed out that the collective punishment is implemented persistently, as detainees are periodically banned from having a shower and prevented from getting out to the prison’s yard.
Any inquiry by detainees may lead to an incursion, abuse and torture.

The commission called on feminine rights organizations, associations and local and international to collaborate to expose the constant violations practiced against Palestinians women detainees to form a public opinion that help in ending their suffering.

The Commission of Detainees’ Affairs disclose the health conditions of the injured detainee Hassounah, held in the clinic of Alramla prison

November 25, 2024

The lawyer of the commission managed to visit detainee Saleh Hassounah, 28, from Jalazom refugee camp, held in the clinic of Alramla prison.
The Company stated that the Israeli forces stormed the house of detainee Hassounah and shot him in the legs many times. He was severely beaten which led to fragments in his legs. He was transferred to Shaare Zedek, where he remained 52 days, and had 7 surgeries to implant Platinum in his leg, in addition to another surgery in 11/10/2024 to transfer bones to the leg. The detainee is still using a wheelchair, where he attended the visit shackled from the legs, in spite of his injury.

It is worth mentioning that Hassounah is sentenced to 6 months of administrative detention since 29/2/2024, and renewed for additional 6 months.

Detainees held in the clinic of Alramla prison are living difficult conditions, where they are served with poor food in quantity and quality, which led to the deterioration of their health conditions. Some of them need to be transferred to hospitals, but the administration of prison keeps procrastinating.
There are a high number of detainees from Gaza in the clinic of Alramla prison, suffering from difficult mental and psychological conditions, which were deteriorated after the martyrdom of many detainees inside the section since October 7, 2023.

Detainees’ organizations and the Captive Movement in Israeli prisons mourn the the national fighter and former detainee , Major General Fouad Al-Shobaki

Ramallah
Detainees’ organizations, the Captive Movement in Israeli prisons and former detainees in homeland and diaspora mourn the national fighter and former detainees, Major General Fouad Al Shobaki, who passed away this evening at the age of 84.

Detainees’ organizations stated that we are mourning a national fighter and a former detainee who served 17 years in Israeli prisons, and was the oldest one among other detainees and was called the “sheikh of detainees”.

About of the Late Major General Fouad Al-Shobaki's Life

. Fouad Hijazi Mohammad Shobaki: was born on March 12, 1940 in Gaza Strip. He had the BA in Accounting from Cairo University.

. He was a Palestinian politician and military figure, and a member of Fatah movement. He was the head of the central militant financial administration in the Palestinian security apparatus. He joined Fatah movement and relocated to Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Tunisia.

On January 3, 2002, the Israeli occupation army implemented a military operation called “Noah’s Ark” to stop and control the ship Karin A in the Red Sea, claiming that the ship carried military supplies for Palestinians. They charged him with this incident being the mastermind of funding and smuggling of the arms ship.

. The Israeli occupation forces abducted him in 14/3/2006 from Jericho prison, with the Secretary-General of the Popular Front, Ahmed Sa’adat, and their companions, Ahed Abu Ghoulmi, Hamdi Qar’an, Basel Al-Asmar, Majdi Al-Rimawi, and Yasser Abu Turki.

. The military court of the occupation sentenced him to (20) years, and reduced later to (17) years.

. His wife passed away in 2011, and he was deprived of bidding farewell.

. He was released on march 2023, and he was suffering from chronic diseases during his detention, and he was relying on his companions for assistance.

Minor Detainees held in Megiddo prison are victims to jailers’ hatred

December 8, 2024

The Commission of Detainees’ Affairs stated that minor detainees held in Megiddo prison are victims to the jailers’ hatred and racism, who deal with those children in a brutal manner.

The Commission pointed out that the administration of Megiddo prison exploits their young age and feeble physical structure to intimidate them by storming their rooms, and beating them severely. The mistreatment is politicized and aims at affecting their psychological and mental health.

The commission’s lawyer recounted a minor detainee who had been transferred from Megiddo prison to Damoun prison, stating that the health and living conditions of children detainees are tragic, as there are special forces who exist constantly in front of their section, and commit crimes and assaults against those children.
It is worth mentioning that the total number of minor detainees in Israeli prisons stands at 280.

🔴 Brief on detention campaigns carried out in the West Bank since the beginning of the genocide

🔴 Excluding arrest cases in Gaza

The total number of arrests stands at (11.800) in the West Bank and Jerusalem.

Women: the total number of women arrests stands at (435) including women arrested from the lands occupied in 1948, in addition to tens of Gazan women who have been arrested in the West Bank.
. Children: the number of children arrests stands at (775)
. Journalists: (136) journalists have been arrested, (59) of them are still under arrest, including (6) female journalists and (32) journalists from Gaza.

More than (10.000) orders of administrative detention have been issued since October 7, ranging between new orders and renewals, including orders against children and women.

Detention campaigns carried out since October 7 are accompanied by escalated crimes and violations such as humiliation, brutal beat, threats against detainees and their families, besides to vandalism and destruction in detainees’ houses, confiscating vehicles, gold and money, in addition to the destruction of infrastructure especially in the refugee camps of Tulkarem and Jenin.

Statistics include detainees who were arrested from their houses, on checkpoints, who surrendered themselves and those who were arrested as hostages.

Besides to detention campaigns, the Israeli forces implemented field executions, afflicted detainees and their family members.

The highest record of arrest cases was in Hebron and Jerusalem

🔴 (45) detainees martyred in Israeli prisons and military camps since the 7th of October, in addition to (27) martyrs from Gaza who died in Israeli prisons and detention centers, whom the occupation has not announced their names or martyrdom conditions. Moreover, they acknowledged the execution of many detainees.

The remains of (43) detainees who martyred after October 7 are still withheld, among (54) martyrs.

Data exclude detention cases of Gaza, due to the occupation’s refusal to give any information and the continuation of practicing the crime of enforced disappearance against them. It is worth mentioning that the occupation forces arrested about (4500) citizens from Gaza, in addition to hundreds Gazans who have been arrested in the West Bank.

🔴 Total number of detainees held in Israeli prisons until November 2024

The total number of detainees held in Israeli prisons stands at(10.200), including (3443) administrative detainees and (100) children and (32) women sentenced to administrative detention, in addition to (1627) detainees who have been classified as illegal fighters.

.(96) female detainees are held in Damoun prison, including (4) detainees from Gaza, in addition to (32) administrative detainees.
These figures exclude women detainees from Gaza, as there might be detainees held in military camps and facilities of the occupation.

. (270) children are currently held in isolation prisons

Before October 7: the total number of detainees held in Israeli prisons was (5250), including (40) women, (170) children and (1320) administrative detainees.

Note: data on detention campaigns is variable on a daily basis due to the continuous arrests

Detainees’ Institutions ( Commission of Detainees’ Affairs, Palestinian Society Prisoner’s Club, Addameer Association for Human Rights )
November 24, 2024