Report: 4500 Palestinians Still Imprisoned By ’’Israel’’
As the world marks 2012, and despite the fact that "Israeli" released 1027 Palestinian detainees as part of the Shalit swap deal in 2011, at least 4500 Palestinian detainees and hundreds of Arab prisoners -mainly from Jordan, Syria and Egypt, remain in several "Israeli" interrogation centers, detention centers, and prisons, says Abdul Nasser Farawneh, a former political detainee and a Palestinian researcher specialized in detainees affairs.
The report Farawneh issued revealed that the vast majority of the Palestinian political prisoners (%82) detained by "Israel" are from the occupied West Bank, and the remaining %82 are from the Gaza Strip, the Arabs48 territories, and occupied East al-Quds (Jerusalem).
It also indicated that the number of detainees gradually increases due to ongoing "Israeli" arrests of Palestinians, adding that in 2011 "Israeli" soldiers kidnapped 3312 Palestinians.
The detainees are held in 17 prisons and detention camps, mainly in Nafha, Ramon, Asqalan, Bir Sheva, Ha-Sharon, Hadarim, Ramla, Ad-Damoon, Ofer, Majeddo, Negev and several other prisons.
According to the report, hundreds of detainees suffer from chronic diseases, cancer, Diabetes, liver diseases, disabilities and other health conditions.
The detainees are held under tough conditions, deprived of their basic rights guaranteed by International Law and the Fourth Geneva Conventions, while "Israeli" attacks and violations against them are dangerously escalating, especially after the first phase of the prisoner-swap deal was implemented last October.
In his report, Farawna stated that, instead of improving the conditions of the detainees as stated in the swap-deal, and removing all political prisoners from solitary confinement, "Israel" is still keeping dozens of detainees in solitary confinement, still attacking the detainees and violating their rights, and is still depriving Gaza Strip detainees from their right to visitations with their families.
Source: International Middle East Media Center, edited by moqawama.org
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