Israeli repression units conduct provocative checks in 'Nafha' prison
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Palestinian prisoners in "Nafha" prison close all sections in protest against provocative inspections carried out by Israeli occupation prisons authority repression units.
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Palestinian prisoner can be seen through barbed wires from an Israeli occupation prison, on November 9, 2018 (AFP)
The Palestinian Prisoners Information Office confirmed on Sunday that the repression units of the Israeli occupation prisons authority stormed Section 12 in "Nafha" prison and conducted provocative inspections in the prisoners' rooms.
The Office indicated that the so-called Metzada and Yamas Units of the Israeli occupation prisons authority intensified provocative searches in Section 12 of "Nafha" Prison, adding that a state of extreme tension prevails in the prison.
It added that the Israeli occupation prisons authority transferred prisoners of Section 12 in the prison to Section 10 without providing them with the basic necessities of life.
In protest against the provocative inspections carried out by Israeli occupation prisons authority repression units, Palestinian prisoners in "Nafha" prison closed all sections, the Prisoners Information Office confirmed.
A few days ago, the Palestinian Ministry of Detainees and Ex-Detainees warned that the Israeli occupation's continued policy of imposing solitary confinement against prisoners will lead to a new escalation.
In mid-May, the Palestine Center for Prisoner Studies confirmed that the number of Palestinian prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment in Israeli prisons rose to 556 after occupation courts issued life imprisonment sentences against two prisoners from Jenin.
Riyad Al-Ashqar, the director of the Center, highlighted that a number of life-sentenced prisoners have been detained for more than 25 years, most of which are veteran prisoners, and dozens of other prisoners have been detained for more than 20 years, noting that the majority of longest-serving prisoners are serving life sentences.
Al-Ashqar explained that the life sentence is a life imprisonment sentence that the occupation defines as 99 years and imposes on security prisoners whom it accuses of carrying out commando operations.
Palestinian prisoners are subjected to oppressive and harsh conditions in Israeli occupation prisons, especially during the winter, when extreme cold increases, which causes the prisoners to further suffer inside prisons as a result of the violations practiced by the Israeli occupation against them and preventing them from their most basic right to heating.
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