Ofer prisoners live in extremely harsh and humiliating detention conditions.

The Palestinian Prisoners' Affairs Commission said on Monday that prisoners in Ofer Prison are experiencing extremely harsh and humiliating detention conditions, amid escalating punitive measures against them since the events of October 7, 2023.

The Commission explained in a press release that its lawyers visited a number of prisoners in prison, including Abdullah Jawarish, Adham Awad, Abdul Rahman Mansour, Moamen Qawasmi, Ismail Al-Jaafari, and Mohammed Kamil, who provided shocking testimonies about the prison administration's practices.

Administratively detained prisoner Abdullah Jawarish, from Bethlehem, confirmed that conditions at Ofer prison are deteriorating further, with the daily "break" period reduced to between five and ten minutes, amid ongoing humiliating room searches and harsh treatment by prison guards.

He pointed out that the prison administration is pursuing a "starvation" policy, with food shortages and poor quality, resulting in a significant drop in the weight of all prisoners.

Jawarish added that the prisoners are deprived of the most basic necessities of human life, as all their personal belongings have been confiscated, they suffer from a lack of hot water, and their rooms lack basic hygiene items.

For his part, prisoner Moamen Al-Qawasmi, from the town of Beitunia, said that the 150 to 170 cubs held in Israeli prisons are experiencing deteriorating psychological conditions as a result of ongoing insults, denial of visits, and being prevented from communicating with their families, in addition to malnutrition.

Prisoner Ismail al-Jaafari confirmed that the prison administration is denying prisoners access to healthcare, with them receiving only painkillers and a near-total refusal to undergo medical examinations, except in cases deemed urgent.

The Commission emphasized that these policies violate international human rights standards, calling on human rights and humanitarian organizations to intervene immediately and pressure the occupation authorities to halt their ongoing violations against prisoners.