Horrific Testimonies from Ofer Prison: Physical Abuse and Medical Neglect Threaten the Lives of Hundreds of Prisoners

Human rights sources reported that the Israeli "Ofer" prison, located west of Ramallah, is in a critical stage due to the increasing number of prisoners suffering from chronic diseases and severe injuries. The sources attributed this deterioration to the harsh detention conditions imposed by the prison administration, in addition to the escalating pace of direct physical assaults and the deliberate deprivation of necessary medical care for the sick and injured.

The human rights briefing, based on visits conducted in early 2026, documented harsh testimonies from prisoners who were subjected to abuse; among them, a prisoner suffering from fractures in his back and nose and severe weight loss due to the starvation policy. The reports also recorded the case of a prisoner with diabetes and serious blood clots in his liver and intestines, who lost his teeth due to severe beating upon entering prison, without the occupation authorities allowing him to receive medical alternatives or follow-up on his complex health condition.

In a related context, a number of injured detainees suffer from serious complications that threaten their lives, as one prisoner, injured by occupation bullets in the pelvis and abdomen, faces severe difficulty walking and loss of bladder function. Despite his urgent need for specialized surgical and therapeutic intervention, the prison administration officially informed the prisoners that no medical solutions were available for their cases at present, leaving them prey to continuous pain and permanent disability.

The Prisoner's Club affirmed that these practices are not isolated incidents, but rather part of a systematic policy aimed at draining the bodies of prisoners and breaking their morale. These violations come at a time when more than 9,300 Palestinians are behind bars, including dozens of women and hundreds of children, who live in an environment lacking the most basic human necessities and where repressive measures are escalating unprecedentedly.

This deterioration within prisons is linked to the widespread field escalation witnessed in the West Bank since the start of the genocide war on the Gaza Strip in October 2023. Official data indicates that more than 1,117 Palestinians have been martyred in the West Bank, and about 22,000 arrests have been recorded, placing the prisoner movement before existential challenges in light of the continuation of retaliatory occupation policies and the absence of international oversight.

The documented cases reflect an extremely dangerous health situation faced by prisoners, which is the result of a continuous and systematic medical neglect policy followed by the prison administration.