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80 Percent of Palestinian Prisoners Suffered Scabies Infection in Israeli Jails: Rights Group

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About 80% of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have been infected with scabies due to overcrowding and lack of hygiene supplies, as reported by the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society. The spread is exacerbated by inadequate healthcare and severe shortages of clothing, while prisoners also face weekly raids that lead to injuries. Currently, there are about 9,300 Palestinians imprisoned, with reports of deteriorating health among several detainee…

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The Palestinian prisoner ' s club revealed that about 80% of prisoners and prisoners in Israeli prisons, including children, suffer from scabies, in the absence of clothing and treatment, while continuing incursions, repression and deteriorating health and living conditions in prisons.

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Children are among those affected by disease amid repeated raids on prison wings, Palestinian Prisoner Society says

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The proximity of the prisoners ' count or the security check is no longer routine in the Negev prison. The prisoner N.Y., detained in section 25, describes the state of fear that precedes the presence of the prisoners, after these actions were linked to severe repression and beatings.

It has been reported that approximately 80 percent of the more than 9,300 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli prisons have contracted scabies. The Palestinian Prisoners' Society stated that the untreated disease is spreading particularly among children and women, and announced that torture, ill-treatment, and denial of healthcare to prisoners have become systematic practices.

The Palestinian Prisoners Society reported that more than 9,300 Palestinian prisoners, including 90 women, are being held in Israeli prisons. According to the society, approximately 80% of the prisoners, both men and women, including children, have contracted scabies and are not receiving proper treatment.

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