Ramallah/ the occupation authorities arrested (486) Palestinians

during November 2018, including (65) minors and (9) females.

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 Human rights and detainees institutions (the Palestinian Society

Prisoner's Club, Al Dameer Association for Human Rights, and

the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees' Affairs)

indicate that the occupation authorities have arrested (150)

citizens from Jerusalem, (71) from Ramallah, (77) from Hebron,

(28) from Jenin, (34) from Bethlehem, (36) from Nablus, (32)

from Tulkarem,(23) from Qalqilia, (12) from Tubas, (8) from

Salfit, (6) from Jericho and (9) from Gaza Strip.

The total number of detainees in Israeli jails is nearly (5700)

including, (54) females, (230) minors, and (104) administrative

detainees.

Renewed policy,,, arresting deputies from the Palestinian

Legislative Council

The Israeli occupation continue targeting deputies of the

Palestinian Legislative Council and political activists, in order to

prevent them from practicing their social role in the Legislative

Council, such as: Muhammad Abu Jehaisha from Hebron and

Ahmad Atoon who is deported from Jerusalem.

This is not the first time to arrest deputies under the

administrative detention, since many of them were frequently

arrested. The number of deputies arrested in Israeli jails is (6) ,

including (3) under the administrative detention, such as

Khalida Jarrar who got arrested July 2017.

 

In accordance with some provisions of the International Law,

arresting deputies is illegal. However, Palestinian leaders got

arrested periodically as part of the ongoing occupation policies

to suppress Palestinian political efforts. This entails the

suppression of the right of the Palestinian people to self-

determination.

Transferring female detainees to Damoun Prison

The administration of the occupation prisons transferred all

female detainees from the prison "Hasharon" to the prison

"Damoun" during last November. All female detainees were

gathered in the same prison. The transfer came after the females

have rejected the decision of operating the cameras in the yard

of Hasharon prison. This led the females to abstain from going

out to the yard, and then penalties were imposed on them.

Penalties are represented in preventing their families of visits,

cutting off the hot water and the ill treatment by the doctor.

Females confirmed that there are tight measures on their

educational and cultural program. The prison administration did

not give them the books they had taken with them from

Hasharon Prison.

Detainees and their suffering during the winter

The suffering of the Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails

increases in winter, while suffering is more severe for those who

are newly arrested or whose trials coincide with cold waves and

storms.

Suffering also increases when the occupation authorities prevent

detainees' families from entering winter clothes to their sons,

and forcing them to buy clothes from the cantina with high

prices, along with the policy of medical negligence and lack of

health care.

 

In addition to the intentional use of repression means against

detainees in winter, they break into prison cells and force

detainees to sit in the yard for long hours under the pretext of

inspection.