Qaddoura Fares confirms that prisoners in isolation are subjected to various forms of torture (Anatolia)
The head of the Palestinian Prisoners' and Ex-Prisoners' Affairs Authority, Qaddoura Fares, announced today, Monday, that Israel has increased its repression of male and female prisoners in its prisons since the beginning of the month of Ramadan.
He warned that their situation had become more dangerous than anyone could imagine.
Fares explained that the escalation occurs through increasing repressive measures, such as violent beatings, insults, diminishing the dignity of prisoners, and confiscating the Qur’an from their rooms, with full government cover.
He also referred to the appointment of Kobi Yacobi, who belongs to the extreme right-wing movement, as acting director of the prison administration.
The head of the Prisoners' Authority believes that Yaqubi seeks to demonstrate his loyalty and strictness through this appointment, with the aim of promotion in the future at the expense of the dignity, health and lives of the prisoners, according to the statement.
Fares stressed that the lives of the prisoners are now at real risk due to the continuation of retaliatory policies that have cumulatively affected their health, especially as they enter the sixth month in this dangerous situation.
He explained that prisoners in isolation are subjected to various forms of torture and humiliation by the jailers and special units that are called upon to carry out operations of oppression and torture permanently in front of the prisoners’ sections and rooms, since the Al-Aqsa Flood Battle launched by the Palestinian resistance led by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas).
Fares also pointed out that these units carry out their criminal tasks wearing black masks, and that their methods and actions are very similar to those practiced by gangs.
He added that among those most targeted by these policies - in recent days - are Marwan Barghouti, the leader of the Fatah movement, who was beaten and assaulted, and Thabet Mardawi, who has been in prison for more than 22 years.
Fares explained that targeting them threatens their lives.
Israel's escalation against at least 9,100 Palestinians in its prisons coincides with its devastating war on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, which resulted in the death and injury of tens of thousands of civilians, most of them children and women, and caused massive destruction and an unprecedented tragic humanitarian situation. Example, according to Palestinian and international data.
Source: Anadolu Agency