PPS: Over 65 Palestinians Martyred Inside ‘Israeli’ Prisons

By Staff, Agencies

Palestinian officials have raised the alarm about the dire situation of detainees held in "Israeli" prisons.

The warning came after several detainees released from "Israeli" prisons gave harrowing accounts of conditions in the entity’s prisons.

The Palestinian Prisoners' Society [PPS] said in a statement on Monday that the number of Palestinian detainees martyred in "Israeli" jails since the entity’s genocide in Gaza started has surged to 65, including a child.

It added that detainees in Gaza account for at least 40 of those martyrs.

The society emphasized that among the martyred detainees are 74 whose bodies are still being held by the “Israeli” entity, 63 of whom have been held since the beginning of the genocidal war.

Meanwhile, the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs warned of inhumane conditions at "Israel’s" "Damon" Prison, where female detainees are enduring extreme hardship.

The Commission reported that food is scarce and of poor quality, leading to digestive issues and severe weight loss among detainees.

The Commission warned that Palestinian detainees are held in filthy, blood-stained cells, given only a small mattress and no food.

Most of the detainees also face insults and humiliation during their incarceration by the entity. 

It added that detainee Karam Musa, 53, from the town of Surra in the Nablus Governorate, who was detained on February 25, 2025, was kept in a blood-stained and filthy cell, with no room for prayer, no food, and only a small mattress.

According to Karam, the "Israeli" Prison Service provides one plate of legumes for eight detainees. The break period has been reduced to one hour, during which the detainees shower.

A 44-year-old detainee named Hanin Jaber lost eight kilograms due to malnutrition during her five months of detention.

Jaber was arrested on December 3, 2024, while out on a walk with her children in the park, on charges of sheltering and feeding her son, whom the "Israeli" entity claims is "wanted."

Detainee Fidaa Suhail Assaf, 49, from the town of Kafr Laqif in the Qalqilya Governorate, has been suffering from leukemia for a year before her detention.