Ramallah: The Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) revealed today that Israeli authorities continue to detain 49 Palestinian women, including two young girls and one prisoner from Gaza, subjecting them to organized and systematic crimes inside Israeli prisons and interrogation centers.
According to Palestine News and Information Agency - WAFA, the PPS issued a statement on Sunday to mark the Palestinian Women's National Day, which falls on October 26 each year, highlighting that the scale of abuse against these women has intensified since the outbreak of what it describes as the ongoing genocide. This period has become the deadliest phase in Palestinian history, leaving deep scars on the lives of imprisoned women.
The PPS detailed that the conditions for women prisoners have drastically changed following the outbreak of the genocide, with the Israeli suppression system committing various crimes. These include torture, deliberate starvation, medical neglect, and sexual assaults, such as strip searches and harassment. The organization has documented cases of sexual assault by prison guards.
The report further outlined other forms of abuse faced by these women, including psychological terror, threats of rape, systematic repression, repeated raids, physical assault, and humiliation. Some women are forced to kneel while bound, enduring offensive verbal abuse that degrades their human dignity.
