JENIN, November 24, 2011 (WAFA) – Israeli forces prevented Thursday , under gunpoint, prisoners in Al-Naqab (Negev) prison from fixing their tents, in preparation for the coming cold, according to witnesses.

A prisoner said that Israeli soldiers, under gunpoint, threatened to shoot them if they continue to repair the tents, prompting the prisoners inside the prison to declare a state of alert.

Al-Naqab Prisoners’ families called on all humanitarian organizations to stand by them and put pressure on Israel to allow them to set up new tents, especially that they suffer from terrible conditions in winter due to the cold weather and the lack of blankets.

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