Prisoners chief likens Israeli Naqab prison to infamous Abu Ghraib

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Al Mayadeen
19 Oct 2023 16:53

The head of the Palestinian Commission of Detainees and ex-Detainees Affairs says Israeli brutality against the prisoners has been escalating since Operation Al-Aqsa Flood.

Israeli security personnel gather outside the Gilboa Prison in northern occupied Palestine on September 6, 2021 (AFP)

The head of the Commission for Detainees and ex-Detainees Affairs, Qadura Fares, warned against the rising brutal Israeli practices against Palestinian prisoners and stressed the importance of exposing the atrocities being committed against them.

In a press statement, Fares revealed that "many prisoners had their limbs, legs, and arms broken by the Israeli forces," adding that after the physical assaults, other prisoners "could not recognize them."

He added that al-Naqab prison "has become like Abu Ghraib prison, as it is a center of brutality and brutal behavior against the heroic prisoners," explaining that "Israel is making Palestinian prisoners pay the price of its failure [in Gaza], and it only acts with a tendency of revenge."

"العديد من الأسرى الفلسطينيين تكسرت أطرافهم وأرجلهم وأيديهم وبعد عملية الضرب لم يتعرف عليهم رفاقهم"

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Addressing countries of the world, Fares said, "Raise your voices in support of the principles you uphold... or have you returned to your history as colonial powers?"

He reported that since October 7, the number of Palestinians detained in Israeli occupation prisons almost doubled, jumping from 5,300 to a shocking 10,000.

Fares had confirmed earlier to Al Mayadeen that the Israeli occupation authorities continue to cut off water and electricity from the prisoners and reduce their food portions, pointing out that "Beer al-Sabe' prison has turned into a new Guantanamo," in light of the "information received about the horrific torture against the prisoners."

The Israeli "National Security" committee approved on Tuesday a proposal for a law declaring a state of emergency in prisons, allowing for changes in the conditions of detainees, in conjunction with the launch of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood by the Palestinian Resistance fighters.

In this context, the Israeli authorities will be able to imprison detainees without a bed, in violation of the so-called "Residency Law".

Israeli Channel 14 reported that visits will be restricted and prisoners will no longer be granted access to phones and television.