Health condition of Palestinian prisoner Asif Al-Rifai seriously deteriorating

The Prisoners' Club confirmed on Sunday that the health condition of prisoner Asif Al-Rifai (21 years old) from the town of Kafr Ain/Ramallah, who suffers from cancer, is seriously deteriorating, compared to the previous period.

The Prisoner's Club said that prisoner Al-Rifai underwent surgery at the Israeli Assaf Harofeh Hospital, where he was transferred from the Ramla Prison Clinic last Wednesday, after a new tumor appeared in his urethra, which led to major damage to one of his kidneys.

In light of the dangerous development facing the prisoner Al-Rifai, the Prisoner’s Club called on all international human rights bodies to intervene immediately to release him, so that he can be among his family members. And to stop the crime that the occupation continues to carry out against him, especially since this deterioration came shortly after medical reports confirmed that there was no improvement in his health condition.

The Prisoners' Club held the occupation prison administration fully responsible for the fate of prisoner Al-Rifai, and all sick prisoners who face the crime of medical negligence (slow killing), around the clock.