PLO accuses Israel of 'intentional medical negligence' against Palestine prisoners
January 16, 2021 at 12:47 pm | Published in: Coronavirus, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine
A Palestinian artist paints a mural in a show of support for Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails amid the COVID-19 pandemic, in Gaza City on April 20, 2020 [MOHAMMED ABED/AFP via Getty Images]
January 16, 2021 at 12:47 pm
Following increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases, Qadri Abu Bakr, head of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO)'s Commission for Prisoners Affairs, accused Israel of "intentional medical negligence" against Palestinian prisoners,
Anadolu Agency reported on Friday.
"The situation inside Israeli jails is worrying," he expressed, noting that the number of COVID-19 cases among prisoners has reached 277 and is expected to rise.