Palestinian detainees in Israel’s Ofer Prison get water ‘for only 45 minutes per day’: Commission

Ramallah (Palestine): Palestinian detainees in Israel’s Ofer Prison in the occupied West Bank receive only 45 minutes of water per day, according to a Palestinian commission on Sunday.

“The overall conditions in Israeli prisons remain difficult and complex. They are getting worse,” according to a statement from the Commission of Detainee Affairs.

According to the commission, detainees in the detention facility have access to water for “only 45 minutes per day.”

“Electricity goes out at 10 p.m. until noon the next day, while the food is of poor quantity and quality,” it added.

According to the commission, several prisoners were repeatedly beaten and mistreated, with some being assaulted while going to see their lawyers.

“All of the detainees are suffering significant weight loss due to Israel’s starvation policy,” it added.

According to Ibrahim Najajreh, who heads the commission’s office in Hebron, Ofer Prison houses at least 1,500 Palestinian detainees.

“Each detainee must make the best use of the available water for drinking, ablution, and bathing, because there are no storage facilities,” he told Anadolu.

According to a joint statement from the commission and the Palestinian Prisoner Society, the Israeli army has detained more than 10,100 Palestinians in the West Bank since October 7, 2023.

At least 635 Palestinians have also been killed and nearly 5,400 others injured by Israeli army fire in the occupied territory during the same period, according to the Health Ministry.

In a landmark advisory opinion on July 19, the International Court of Justice declared Israel’s decades-long occupation of Palestinian land unlawful and demanded the evacuation of all existing settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.