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Recent Articles about Palestine Prisoners
Dweik calls for the release of all legislators imprisoned by Israel Jul 02 09 PLC head could be released next week Jun 18 09 Saadat on hunger strike Jun 11 09 Latest News ArticlesIsraeli sub crosses the Egyptian Suez Peninsula. 11:01 Sat 04 Jul Bahraini officials arrive in Israel to take five Bahraini nationals back home 10:24 Sat 04 Jul Israel cuts off water to Arab Druze towns on hottest day of year 01:49 Sat 04 Jul Israel pledges to compensate UN for shelling its facilities in Gaza 23:53 Fri 03 Jul Three children diagnosed with swine-flu 23:31 Fri 03 Jul Soldiers attack the Nil'in weekly Protest 17:26 Fri 03 Jul Three Injured during the weekly Bil'in protest 16:13 Fri 03 Jul Israeli Housing Minister Concerned over increasing Arab population 11:32 Fri 03 Jul Soldiers wound a Palestinian woman at a roadblock in the Jordan valley 08:04 Fri 03 Jul Soldiers break into the Al Aqsa Mosque yard, kidnap three Palestinians 05:37 Fri 03 Jul Full StoryThe Popular Committees Appeals the release of a detained mother and her infantThe Palestinian Popular (Folk) Committees issued on Tuesday a press release appealing the release of a Palestinian mother and her newly born child imprisoned at Hasharon Israeli detention facility.
The Committees stated that detainee Fatima Al Ziq, 40, from Al Shujaeyya neighborhood in Gaza City, gave birth to her infant Yousef 40 days ago. Al Ziq was kidnapped by the Israeli army more than eight months ago. The infant is currently needs urgent medical attention. Azmi Shiokhy, Secretary-general of the Committees, stated that another detained child, Ghada Abu Omar, 19 months, the daughter of detainee Khawla Zeitwai, also needs medical attention. There are nearly 110 female detainees, and nearly 300 underage detainees currently imprisoned by Israel. Al Shiokhy voiced an appeal to the International Community, the Red Cross and several human rights groups to intervene and ensure the release of the detained women and children. |