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Monday, July 13, 2009

PA seeking release of sick prisoners from Israel's jails

Ma'an
The campaign is to focus on the story of Ahmad Abdel-Fatah Hamzah Awad, who has been held for seven years out of a 40 year sentence, in a prison in the city of Beersheba.

The ministry said that Awad urgently needs surgery to treat an irregular heartbeat. He also suffers chest pains, shoulder pain, numbness in his hands, and difficulty breathing. In a statement the ministry said that Awad’s condition has deteriorated severely this week, and that he has lost an alarming 10 kilograms of weight in this time.

The ministry said that the number of sick prisoners is increasing by the day, many of them suffering from cancer, heart disease, visual impairment, kidney diseases and skin diseases. It also said that there have been cases of deliberate medical neglect by Israeli prison administrators.

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