Palestinian prisoner moved to hospital due to COVID-19 complications
Palestinian activists sit in a mock prison, during a protest in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails (File photo)
RAMALLAH, Saturday, January 16, 2021 (WAFA) – Abdul Muizz Dhib Al-Jubeh, a Palestinian political prisoner in the Israeli prison of Rimon, was moved to Soroka Medical Center today due to health complications resulting from his coronavirus infection, today said the Palestinian Prisoner s Society (PPS).
Al-Jubeh, 59 years old who is serving a life sentence and an additional 20 years in prison, has been in prison since 2004 for resisting the Israeli occupation of his homeland. He is already suffering chronic diseases including diabetes, blood pressure and cardiac dysfunctions.
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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.
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