RAMALLAH, December 7, 2025 (WAFA) – The Palestinian Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Commission on Sunday released a report detailing the deteriorating health conditions of prisoners Faisal Saba’na, 65, from Qabatiya, south of Jenin, and Ali Abu Atiya, 29, from Ramallah, amid ongoing medical neglect in Israeli prisons.
According to the commission, Saba’na, held under without charges or trial since October 25, 2023, is currently confined in Ramla prison clinic after being transferred from Nafha prison following a heart attack on November 1, 2025. Saba’na reportedly experienced symptoms days before the attack and requested medical attention, which was denied.
On the day of his heart attack, he said a paramedic assaulted him before he was transferred to Soroka Hospital for treatment. Upon returning to prison, his condition worsened, and gallstones were discovered on November 9, requiring round-the-clock intravenous antibiotics at Ramla clinic.
On November 17, he was briefly transferred to Asaf Harofeh Hospital for new infections before returning to the prison clinic. His health is now relatively stable, but he may require surgery if treatment fails. Saba’na also reported that food portions at Nafha and Ramla prisons have been insufficient, with further reductions over the past two months.
Regarding Abu Atiya, he was violently detained on November 4, 2025, near his workplace in Ramallah by a special Israeli force, shot at close range in his left thigh, resulting in a broken bone. He was taken to Shaare Zedek Hospital in Jerusalem, where he underwent two consecutive surgeries involving internal and external plates.
His condition is currently stable, though he still requires walking assistance. Abu Atiya has appeared before three court sessions and is scheduled for another on December 7.
The commission held Israeli prison authorities fully responsible for the prisoners’ deteriorating health, calling for immediate medical care and an end to deliberate neglect and abuse aimed at slowly killing prisoners and denying them their right to life.
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