25 Palestinian women held in Israeli jails

The Israeli occupation is holding 25 female Palestinian prisoners in its jails, the majority of whom are sick, a statement by a rights group said.

The statement by the Palestinian Commission for Prisoners in Israeli Jails said that most of the female prisoners suffer from diabetes and hyper tension such as the elderly prisoner Fathiyya Khanfar.

In addition, the statement said, the Palestinian Member of Parliament Khalida Jarrar suffers from high cholesterol.

Israel’s inhumane treatment of the female prisoners, the statement added, has resulted in psychological problems. Accounts of female prisoners indicated that the Israeli occupation is systematically practising inhumane measures against them.

The prisoners’ commission reiterated that the Israeli occupation is violating the protocols of the Fourth Geneva Convention.