RAMALLAH: The Palestinian Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs said on Sunday that Palestinian women prisoners continue to endure harsh detention conditions in Israel’s Damon Prison, where they are being deprived of basic rights guaranteed under international law.
In a statement, the commission highlighted the case of detainee Lina Mohammad Wazwaz, 36, from Hebron, who has been held since April 2, 2025, and is being subjected to extremely poor conditions.
According to the commission, Wazwaz told her lawyer that she was detained on the fourth day of Eid Al-Fitr by around 30 Israeli police officers.
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Lina Wazwaz told her lawyer that she was detained on the fourth day of Eid Al-Fitr by around 30 Israeli police officers
She said she suffered severe pain after being kept in tightly fastened handcuffs for four consecutive days while held at the Russian Detention Center, where she remained for approximately 21 days before being transferred to Ramla Prison, then Sharon Prison, and finally Damon Prison, where she is currently held in Section 3, Room 2.
Wazwaz also said Israeli prison forces continue to carry out violent raids against women detainees.
She noted that about a week ago, armed prison units used a stun grenade during one such raid, adding that she sustained a facial injury during a raid on her room on June 10, 2026.
Regarding daily living conditions, Wazwaz said some women prisoners are forced to sleep on the floor, while the food provided is of poor quality and unfit for human consumption.
She added that detainees are not allowed to receive even a single painkiller without a doctor’s approval.
Wazwaz is married, a mother of four, and works as a schoolteacher.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces detained two Palestinians, including a journalist, and vandalized a civilian vehicle during an ongoing raid on the town of Sebastia, northwest of Nablus.
Sebastia Mayor Mohammad Azem said that Israeli forces have continued their raid on the town since the early morning hours, storming and searching several homes.
He said the forces detained journalist Anas Al-Huwari and another resident, also damaging a vehicle during their ongoing offensive.
Also on Sunday, Israeli forces detained 11 Palestinians during raids across the Nablus governorate, said local and Palestinian security sources.
The detentions took place after Israeli forces raided and searched their family homes.
Israeli military vehicles stormed the village of Madama, south of Nablus, closed all of its entrances, and prevented residents from entering or leaving the village.
The detainees were identified as Abdul Rahman Al-Masri from Al-Sikka Street in Nablus city; Wael Arafat and Hamza Arafat from the Al-Jabal Al-Shamali area; Baraa Taha Saad from the Askar refugee camp; Ubay Hassan Hamadneh and Adham Tahseen Shouli from Asira Al-Shamaliya; Samir Aqtash from Beita; and Thaer Hani Masoud, Nidal Hikmat Saif, Amin Dasouqi, and Hamza Dasouqi from the town of Burqa.
In another development, Israeli bulldozers on Sunday began construction of a road on Palestinian-owned land in the village of Battir, west of Bethlehem.
Palestinian security sources reported that the bulldozers are carrying out excavation work west of the village to build a road linking to a settler outpost established on privately owned Palestinian land in the area.
The road construction is part of ongoing colonial expansion in the village’s lands, threatening the seizure of additional agricultural property and further restricting Palestinian landowners’ access to their fields.
The western areas of the Bethlehem governorate, particularly around the villages of Battir, Al-Walaja, and Beit Jala, have witnessed an escalation in colonial activities, including the establishment of settler outposts and the construction of bypass roads aimed at connecting them to existing Israeli colonies.
