RAMALLAH, April 21, 2025 (WAFA) – The Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs said Monday that female prisoners at Damon Prison are suffering from inhumane and extremely unbearable conditions inside imprisonment.
The Commission, quoting its lawyer who visited the detainees, said that the food is poor in quantity and quality, causing digestive problems for the prisoners, noting that all of them have lost significant weight.
It further added that prisoner Karam Musa, 53, from the town of Surra in the Nablus Governorate, who was detained on February 25, 2025, was detained in a blood-stained and extremely dirty cell, with no room for prayer, no food, and only a small mattress.
Prisoner Karam emphasized that the food provided to her upon completion of her interrogation caused constipation and was insufficient for the number of prisoners in the room.
According to Karam , the Israeli Prison Service provides one plate of legumes for eight prisoners, while the break period has been reduced to one hour, which the prisoners use to shower.
Moving to the 44-years-old Hanin Jaber, who came from Nour Shams, also lost eight kilograms due to malnutrition during her five months of detention. Jaber was arrested on December 3, 2024, while out on a walk with her children in the park, on charges of sheltering and feeding her son, whom the occupation authorities claim is "wanted."
As for prisoner Fidaa Suhail Assaf, 49, from the town of Kafr Laqif in the Qalqilya Governorate, she has been suffering from leukemia for a year, prior to her detention.
Israeli forces raided Assaf's home on February 24, 2025, and detained her on the pretext of incitement on social media. She was interrogated and transferred to Al-Damon Prison, where a court hearing was scheduled for May 21, 2025.
The Commission noted that Assaf's health condition is stable and that she has been taking the prescribed medications regularly for two weeks.
The Commission's lawyer also visited Shahd Majed Hassan, 23, from Ramallah, who has been detained since March 5, 2025, and was sentenced to four months in administrative detention.
Hassan describing her suffering inside Israeli custody, "I was detained from inside my home, then transferred to Ofer Prison, then to Beit El, then to Hasharon Prison for one night, and finally to Damon. It was a journey of torture. The treatment was extremely poor. I was kept shackled the entire time, and I was subjected to insults and humiliation along the way."
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