Palestinians protest medical neglect in Israeli prisons

By Nour Abu Eisha

GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) - Scores of Palestinians staged a rally in Gaza City on Sunday to protest the policy of medical neglect in Israeli jails.

“The rally aims to shed the spotlight on the medical neglect facing Palestinian prisoners, especially female detainees,” Tamer al-Za'aneen, a spokesman for the Muhjat Al-Quds Association for Martyrs, Wounded and Prisoners, an NGO, told Anadolu Agency.

He cited as an example the lack of medics to deal with health problems facing female detainees in Israeli prisons.

The spokesman called on international human rights groups to make regular visits to Israeli prisons to check on the conditions of Palestinians held by Israel.

Palestinian NGOs estimate that there are around 4,650 Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails, including at least 160 minors and 32 female detainees.

*Writing by Ahmed Asmar in Ankara