West Bank-Israel/Palestinian Prisoners

Palestinian prisoner groups urge legal efforts to end dire conditions in Israeli prisons

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  • ID : 8499101
  • Dateline : Recent/File
  • Location : West Bank
  • Category : Other
  • Duration : 2'18
  • Audio Language : Arabic/Part Mute
  • Source : China Global Television Network (CGTN)
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  • Published : 2026-09-14 19:19
  • Last Modified : 2026-09-15 16:50:38
  • Version : 1
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  • Dateline : الأيام الأخيرة
  • Location : الضفة الغربية
  • Category : Other
  • Duration : 2'18
  • Audio Language : العربية/صوت الشرح/صامت جزئيا
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  • Published : 2026-09-14 16:47
  • Last Modified : 2026-09-15 16:50:38
  • Version : 1
  • ID : 8499101
  • Dateline : Reciente/Archivo
  • Location : Cisjordania
  • Category : Other
  • Duration : 2'18
  • Audio Language : Árabe/Parte Muda
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  • Published : 2026-09-15 15:28
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West Bank-Israel/Palestinian Prisoners

Palestinian prisoner groups urge legal efforts to end dire conditions in Israeli prisons

Dateline : Recent/File

Location : West Bank

Duration : 2'18

  • English
  • العربية
  • Español


FILE: Ramallah, West Bank - April 15, 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of sign of Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs

Ramallah, West Bank - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Amin Shoman, head, Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs (ending with shot 3):
"Overcrowding in Israeli prisons and bans on personal hygiene items in cells have caused a scabies outbreak affecting thousands of Palestinian prisoners. Three out of every eight prisoners are infected with this disease, which has begun to spread very rapidly, especially during the summer months when prisoners have limited access to showers and fresh clothing. Prisoners there are in a dire situation that violates all international norms and conventions."

FILE: West Bank - Sept 21–26, 2025 (CGTN – No access Chinese mainland)
3. Various of Israeli settlements, West Bank barrier

Ramallah, West Bank - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Helmy Al-Araj, Director, Center for Defense of Liberties and Civil Rights (Hurryyat):
"The dire situations faced by Palestinian male and female prisoners, amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity, have claimed the lives of 92 prisoners since October 7 amid international silence, while ongoing abuses persist around the clock."

FILE: Jenin, West Bank - Jan 22, 2025 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
5. Various of Israeli military vehicles

Ramallah, West Bank - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
6. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Amin Shoman, head, Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs:
"Hundreds of crimes committed against male and female prisoners inside Israeli prisons and detention centers have been documented, and there are hundreds of firsthand testimonies provided by released prisoners and those deported to Egypt and numerous other countries, particularly following the prisoner exchanges that took place over the past three years, as well as testimonies from female and child prisoners released from Israeli prisons. All of these cases have been submitted to the International Criminal Court."

7. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Helmy Al-Araj, Director, Center for Defense of Liberties and Civil Rights (Hurryyat) (partially overlaid with shot 8):
"There is an ongoing legal battle at the international level; it is time for the world to break silence to compel the occupying authorities to treat male and female prisoners as prisoners of war, and to put an end to all crimes committed against them."
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
8. Buildings
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++

FILE: Jerusalem - November 1, 2022 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
9. Israeli Knesset building, Israeli national flag


Palestinian prisoners' organizations have warned that spreading disease, systematic starvation, and escalating repression pose an extreme threat to detainees' lives, urging the swift application of international and humanitarian law.

An unprecedented spread of scabies among Palestinian male and female prisoners in Israeli prisons has become a major threat to their lives, given a lack of medical care, bans on personal hygiene items and cleaning supplies, and severe overcrowding within the prisons.

"Overcrowding in Israeli prisons and bans on personal hygiene items in cells have caused a scabies outbreak affecting thousands of Palestinian prisoners. Three out of every eight prisoners are infected with this disease, which has begun to spread very rapidly, especially during the summer months when prisoners have limited access to showers and fresh clothing. Prisoners there are in a dire situation that violates all international norms and conventions," said Amin Shoman, head of the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs in Palestine Liberation Organization.

The starvation policy coincides with the spread of scabies and the intensification of repressive measures against male and female prisoners -- some of which were carried out personally by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who publicized them on social media. In addition, accounts and testimonies from the prisoners' lawyers who are occasionally able to meet with them or from other people who have been deported from Palestine reflect how dire the conditions are for the prisoners.

"The dire situations faced by Palestinian male and female prisoners, amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity, have claimed the lives of 92 prisoners since October 7 amid international silence, while ongoing abuses persist around the clock," said Helmy Al-Araj, director of the Center for the Defense of Liberties and Civil Rights (Hurryyat).

Prisoner families have been barred from visits for three years, and Israeli authorities still deny the Red Cross access to Palestinian detainees, prompting experts to urge the use of all international legal and humanitarian instruments to end what they describe as a catastrophic situation.

"Hundreds of crimes committed against male and female prisoners inside Israeli prisons and detention centers have been documented, and there are hundreds of firsthand testimonies provided by released prisoners and those deported to Egypt and numerous other countries, particularly following the prisoner exchanges that took place over the past three years, as well as testimonies from female and child prisoners released from Israeli prisons. All of these cases have been submitted to the International Criminal Court," Amin said.

"There is an ongoing legal battle at the international level; it is time for the world to break silence to compel the occupying authorities to treat Palestinian prisoners as prisoners of war, and to put an end to all crimes committed against them," Helmy said.

ID : 8499101

Published : 2026-09-14 19:19

Last Modified : 2026-09-15 16:50:38

Source : China Global Television Network (CGTN)

Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland

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