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What happens to Palestinian women in Israeli prisons?

Palestinians who emerge from Israeli prisons often speak of the physical abuse, solitary confinement and terrible living conditions that they’ve endured. But is it even tougher for women?

Now You Know talks to Hadeel Shatara, a former Palestinian prisoner.

She was released during the first wave of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement. Hadeel shares her story and what female prisoners endure behind bars.


Israel detaining 14-year-old Palestinian boy without charge, trial

Israeli forces are holding Muin Ghassan Fahed Salahat without charge or trial in “administrative detention” based on “secret evidence” that has not been disclosed to him or his lawyer, according to a rights group.

Muin, who was taken from the occupied West Bank, is the youngest Palestinian child on record to be issued an administrative detention order, said Defense for Children International – Palestine (DCIP).

He has been detained for at least four months.

“Administrative detention violates fundamental due process rights, yet Israeli forces are now expanding this draconian policy to detain Palestinian children indefinitely without charge or trial,” said Ayed Abu Eqtaish, accountability program director at DCIP.

“Muin’s case sets a dangerous precedent, showing that no Palestinian child, regardless of age, is safe from arbitrary imprisonment under Israel’s military rule.

According to Palestinian groups, Israel is holding some 3,405 Palestinians in administrative detention.

Israeli forces continues raids across occupied West Bank

According to Al Jazeera Arabic:

  • Israeli forces raided a house and fired tear gas after storming the town of Sa’ir, northeast of Hebron.
  • The soldiers also raided the homes of Palestinians in the Nawawra area in the town of Tuqu, southeast of Bethlehem and arrested a young man there.
  • They also stormed the university neighbourhood in the city of Hebron, as well as Nablus, Bethlehem and al-Baqa’a ash-Sharqiya.
  • Meanwhile, in Jerusalem, an Israeli court issued an evacuation order for a Palestinian family from their historic home in the Old City, so it could be annexed by a nearby synagogue.