Palestinian Prisoners on A One-Day Hunger Strike

Coinciding with the Palestinian Prisoners Day, the detainees are trying to draw attention to the violations and human rights abuses against Palestinian political prisoners, sources said.

Earlier, "Israel's" Channel 2 TV station released a video footage showing "Israeli" forces in a surprise attack on prisoners in "Israel's" desert prison of Naqab (Negev), which sparked riot.

Meanwhile, relatives of Palestinian prisoners and human rights activists gathered outside "Israel's" Shata prison on Sunday to commemorate the Palestinian Prisoners Day and to protest "Israel's" inhumane treatment of Palestinian prisoners.

According to a report by the Palestinian Ministry of Detainees and Ex-Detainees issued on Friday, the "Israeli" occupation forces have arrested 750,000 Palestinian since the occupation of Palestinian territories in June 1967.

It added that the number included 8,000 children and dozens of Palestinian legislators and former ministers. The report said that the "Israeli" security forces also targeted women, elderly men, teenagers, laborers, and heads of union, politicians, security personnel and disabled.

According to the report, "Israeli" currently holds some 6,000 Palestinians in 17 prisons and detention camps in "Israel" and in the West Bank.