The Israeli aggression against Gaza led to the martyrdom of thousands of mothers and children, and deprived thousands of sons and children of their mothers (Reuters)
While the countries of the Arab world celebrate Mother's Day today, Thursday, the Palestinian Red Crescent confirmed that 37 mothers are being martyred every day due to the ongoing Israeli aggression against the besieged Gaza Strip.
On the other hand, the occupation deprives 28 female prisoners of their children, as the Prisoners’ Affairs Authority and the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club confirmed that the occupation deprives 28 female prisoners of their children, and clarified that the female prisoners are among 67 female prisoners languishing in Israeli prisons.
Two Palestinian institutions announced on Thursday that 28 mothers out of 67 prisoners are in Israeli prisons.
This came in a joint statement issued by the Commission for Ex-Prisoners’ Affairs (governmental) and the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club (non-governmental), on the occasion of Mother’s Day, which falls on March 21 of each year.
The two institutions indicated that 28 mothers out of 67 prisoners are in Israeli prisons, and the occupation deprives them of their families and children, including mothers of prisoners, wives of prisoners, sisters of prisoners, sisters of martyrs, and former female prisoners.
Among the female prisoners, according to the same statement, are Fatima Al-Shamali, the mother of Shahid, and the wounded Rana Eid.
The statement added: The occasion of Mother's Day this year comes at a time of ongoing genocide against our people in Gaza, which led to the martyrdom of thousands of mothers and children, depriving thousands of sons and children of their mothers, and deprived thousands of mothers of their children.
He referred to the female prisoners and mothers from Gaza detained in Israeli camps.
He stated that the Israeli authorities continue to carry out the crime of enforced disappearance against female prisoners in the Gaza Strip.
He stated that among the female prisoners in Damoun prison were 4 from the Gaza Strip.
The statement pointed out that female prisoners are subjected to torture and attacks at various levels, which escalated after October 7.
According to the documentation of the two institutions, Israel deliberately detained mothers as hostages to put pressure on their targeted husbands or sons and to detain them in very harsh and difficult conditions.
The Commission and the Club reported that the majority of the female prisoner mothers are detained on charges related to incitement or are under administrative detention, and that some of them are active women on several levels: human rights, popular, and social.
On Monday, the head of the Palestinian Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners’ Affairs Authority, Qaddura Fares, announced that Israel has doubled its repression against male and female prisoners in its prisons since the beginning of the month of Ramadan (March 11), warning that their conditions have become more dangerous than anyone can imagine.
Israel's escalation against at least 9,100 Palestinians in its prisons coincides with a devastating war it has been waging against the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023. It left tens of thousands of civilian casualties, most of them children and women, massive destruction and an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe, according to Palestinian and UN data.
Source: Anadolu Agency