The Prisoners and Ex-Detainees Affairs Authority confirmed on Monday that female detainees at Damoun Prison north of Haifa, especially those arrested from the Gaza Strip, face very difficult detention conditions and are subject to severe punishments that have been increasing in frequency on a daily basis since the 7th of last October.

The Commission said, according to the visit of its lawyer, that the occupation forces launched a massive campaign of arrests of women in the West Bank, Jerusalem and Gaza, noting that they were subjected to torture and abuse from the moment of arrest and in the interrogation cells.

It added that the prison administration deliberately isolates female detainees and commits the most horrific crimes against them, including: surprise inspections at all times by special teams of “Shabas.” The female detainees also suffer from the terrible and extreme cold due to the lack of sufficient clothing. They are also only allowed one blanket, and the food is poor in terms of quantity and quality.

It pointed out that the number of detainees inside the rooms is very large, as there is no possibility of complete movement, and all electrical appliances such as television and radio have been seized.

The Commission confirmed that what was mentioned expresses a very small part of the suffering of female detainees inside the occupation prisons, calling on the international community to break its silence regarding the practices of the Israeli occupation authorities against all detainees, in which they violated all international laws and norms.