Dr Hussam Abu Safia’s lawyer reveals abuse he faces in Israeli prison
A lawyer for the former director of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital says he’s being subjected to abusive and degrading treatment in an Israeli jail.
Ghaid Qassem told Al Jazeera that Dr Hussam Abu Safia is being denied medication for his various health issues.
Palestinian women working in illegal Israeli settlements face exploitation
Oxfam has released a new report on the “harrowing daily realities” faced by vulnerable Palestinian women working in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
The group said women interviewed for the report spoke of being forced to work without contracts, sometimes in hazardous working conditions, over long hours, with some being subjected to harassment.
More than 6,500 Palestinian women currently work in Israeli settlements, primarily in agriculture and manufacturing, with the number steadily increasing.
Bushra Khalidi, Oxfam’s policy lead for Palestine, called for international action to end the exploitative employment of Palestinian women in these settlements.
“Palestinians living in the West Bank are growing increasingly dependent on settlements for jobs but this is less by choice and more the result of decades of Israeli policies that have eroded the Palestinian economy,” she said.
“Israeli settlement expansion, land confiscation, and restrictions on Palestinian trade, movement, and development have created conditions of poverty and unemployment, forcing more Palestinian women into exploitative labor. The international community must act to dismantle these injustices and ensure Palestinian women have access to dignified and lawful employment within their own economy.”
Sounds like slavery...
Israeli military shoots, arrests 8 ‘infiltrators’ in Jordan Valley
The Israeli military has said its forces shot and arrested eight people attempting to cross from “Jordan into Israeli territory” in the Israeli-occupied Jordan Valley area.
“Prior to the arrest, the suspects approached the forces in a manner that posed a threat to them. The forces responded by firing at the suspects, and injuries were identified,” the Israeli military said in a statement.
Israel’s Channel 14 news outlet has said the wounded people were “migrant workers”.
Israeli forces kill two in Jordan Valley: Report
Earlier, the Israeli military said it attacked eight people attempting to cross from “Jordan into Israeli territory” in the Jordan Valley of the occupied West Bank.
Israel’s Kan public broadcaster now confirms two people wounded by Israeli forces in that incident have died from their injuries, while the remaining six were taken into custody.
Israeli media reports suggest the group were migrant workers.
“While conducting searches, two suspects suddenly jumped out of the bushes at us, so we opened fire. Those were seconds when a quick decision had to be made. As soon as you sense danger, you open fire,” an unnamed Israeli soldier present during the incident told Kan.
