RAMALLAH, December 28, 2025 (WAFA) – The Palestinian Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Commission reported on Sunday on several cases of medical neglect among Palestinian detainees held in the Israeli Ofer and Megiddo prisons, following visits by its lawyers.

The commission noted the case of Nader Al-Sheikh from the village of Beit Surik, northwest of Jerusalem, who is serving a four-month administrative detention, who suffers severe tooth pain after being beaten during his detention, causing the loss of his upper dental crown. Despite needing treatment, prison authorities have ignored his condition; he is currently held in Ofer Prison.

Another detainee, 19-year-old Mohammad Khalaf from Al-Am'ari refugee camp in Ramallah, serving six months of administrative detention, complains of pain in his left leg and requires medical care. He is also held in Ofer Prison.

18-year-old Ahmed Abed from Tulkarm suffers dizziness, vomiting, severe abdominal pain, and constipation following an urgent gallbladder surgery at HaEmek Hospital. He is currently detained in Megiddo Prison.

The commission held Israeli prison authorities fully responsible for ongoing medical neglect of Palestinian prisoners and called on international organizations, human rights institutions, and the Red Cross to intervene and address the issue comprehensively.

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