Palestinian anger and calls for escalation following the martyrdom of the prisoner Bassam Sayeh

Atef Daghlas-Nablus

Palestinian prisoner Bassam Sayeh (46 years), who was imprisoned by the occupation for nearly five years, died on Sunday afternoon, and was called by the national and Islamic factions and national institutions, blaming Israel for his death after his health deteriorated.

His brother Khaldoun al-Sayeh said in a telephone conversation with Al Jazeera Net that Bassam was martyred inside the Assaf Harofeh hospital inside Israel, after his health deteriorated in "Ramla prison hospital" where he had been under treatment for several months.

He added that his brother's condition has worsened in recent times, as his condition worsened as he received doses of chemotherapy for leukemia and bone disease, which led to an increase in the amount of water on the lung and led to difficulty breathing and heartbeat, which did not exceed 15%. He was taken to Asaf Harofeh hospital a week ago, but his condition worsened further. He could not walk and members of his body stopped working.

Convictions and anger
The Palestinian Prisoner Club accused the Israeli occupation authorities of killing Sayeh Al-Sayeh because of medical negligence and delay in providing medical treatment.He said in a statement that Bassam's health situation has worsened significantly as a result of the harsh conditions of detention and interrogation he has been subjected to since 2015. "Ramle Prison Hospital", which the prisoners call "slaughterhouse".

The Prisoners Club held the Israeli occupation detention centers fully responsible for the death of Sayeh, pointing out that about 700 prisoners suffer from various diseases, including 160 prisoners suffering from chronic diseases need to follow up healthily.

The club stated that the martyrdom of the Sayeh prisoner brings the number of martyrs of the Palestinian captive movement in the Israeli detention to 221 prisoners, including 65 prisoners who have risen as a result of medical negligence policy.

The head of the political office of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), Ismail Haniyeh, blamed the occupation for the crime of martyrdom Sayeh, also called the Martyr Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the movement, and said that he was one of its leaders and that he was one of the perpetrators of the process of the settlement "Itamar" in which he was killed Settler and his wife in 2015.

For its part, Islamic Jihad considered that the prisoners will remain the top national priorities, and that the martyrdom Sayeh is a cry to activate efforts and work hard to save the prisoners.

The Palestinian Minister of Health Mai Kaila accused the occupation to execute the prisoner Sayeh "slowly" through a policy of medical negligence, as the Ministry of Information in Nablus as a journalist in the city.

The Palestinian Prisoners and Editors Authority also held the Israeli authorities fully responsible for Al-Sayeh's martyrdom, and called in a statement for "investigations into cases of legal violations against prisoners and imposing international law on the occupation entity."

Meanwhile, the Fatah movement and the National Action factions in Nablus called for organizing a protest event on Monday in downtown Nablus to condemn Sayeh's martyrdom.

There were clashes between Palestinian youths and Israeli soldiers at the checkpoint of Shu'fat refugee camp in Jerusalem.

There was a state of anger among the prisoners in a number of Israeli prisons, and their throats shouted and chanted for the martyr Sayeh amid calls for escalation, and called the captive movement inside the prisoners to declare three days of mourning for the spirit of Sayeh and close all prison sections and return meals tomorrow.