Ramallah: 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.
According to Palestine News and Information Agency - WAFA, the commission highlighted the case of Nader Al-Sheikh from the village of Beit Surik, northwest of Jerusalem. Al-Sheikh is serving a four-month administrative detention and suffers from severe tooth pain after being beaten during his detention, resulting in the loss of his upper dental crown. Despite needing treatment, prison authorities have ignored his condition, and he remains in Ofer Prison.
Another detainee, 19-year-old Mohammad Khalaf from Al-Am'ari refugee camp in Ramallah, is serving six months of administrative detention. Khalaf complains of pain in his left leg and requires medical care. He is currently held in Ofer Prison.
Additionally, the commission reported on the condition of 18-year-old Ahmed Abed from Tulkarm, who experiences dizziness, vomiting, severe abdominal pain, and constipation following an urgent gallbladder surgery at HaEmek Hospital. Abed is detained in Megiddo Prison.
The commission held Israeli prison authorities fully responsible for the ongoing medical neglect of Palestinian prisoners and urged international organizations, human rights institutions, and the Red Cross to intervene and address the issue comprehensively.
