Prisoner in shocking condition after 9 months in Israel detention

Prisoner in shocking condition after 9 months in Israel detention

Israel released Palestinian father of five Moazaz Obaiat yesterday after he was taken from his house in the occupied West Bank and held for 9 months without charges. Obaidat said prisoners are living in… pic.twitter.com/txsgXxa8Xg

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Israel released a Palestinian man in a “shocking” health condition yesterday, nine months after detaining him, according to a local non-governmental organisation.

Father of five Muazzam Khalil Obaidat, 37, from the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem, was detained by Israeli forces in October and held without charge under Israel’s notorious policy of administrative detention.

“Obaidat was released from the Negev Prison in a grave and shocking health condition,” the Palestinian Prisoners Society said in a statement.

According to the NGO, Obaidat was brutally beaten during his arrest in late October 2023.

“He was subjected to a series of vicious assaults, including torture and starvation,” it said. “His health condition after his release today serves as a testament to what he endured during his detention.”

Obaidat was previously detained twice by Israeli forces. He did not suffer any health problems before his latest arrest.

At least 3,380 Palestinians, including women and children, are currently held without charge or trial in Israeli prisons, according to Palestinian figures.

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