Palestinian prisoners health worsen in Israeli jail

The Palestinian Prisoner Club said on Wednesday that the health of the prisoners Mohammed Abrash and Ibrahim Al-Ghaseen, constantly deteriorating due to medical negligence and procrastination policy in providing necessary medication and treatment.

According to the Palestinian News Agency WAFA, the Prisoners Club's lawyer, on Wednesday, said he has managed to visit detainee Mohammed Abrash ,36, from Ramallah who is sentenced to life in prison three times in addition to a 35 years term.

The lawyer said that the prisoner is suffering from difficult health situation, and that he needs several surgeries in his eyes, ears and hand.

He said that the Israeli occupation forces had hit him before his arrest, which led to the amputation of one of his legs and now he is in Eshel Prison.

During a visit to prisoner Ibrahim Al-Ghaseen, 38, from Nuseirat in the Gaza Strip, Al-Ghaseen said he suffers from a 10 cm tumor in his neck and that its size is constantly growing causing him shallow breaths while sleeping.

He also suffers from damage in his left eye retina, continuous headache , problems in the stomach and intestines and hypertension.