9,400 Palestinian prisoners face winter without clothes or blankets in Israeli prisons

Around 9,400 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons are facing worsening conditions as winter approaches, with clothing, winter blankets and heating still denied to them for more than three years, the Palestine Centre for Prisoners Studies has warned. The centre said living and health conditions in prisons and detention centres were deteriorating. Its director, Riyad al-Ashqar, said Israeli authorities had continued to prevent prisoners from obtaining clothes and blankets since 7 October 2023, while visits had been suspended and prison canteens, where prisoners used to buy basic necessities, had been closed. READ: UN: 950,000 displaced people in Gaza face flood risks this winter In a statement, al-Ashqar said Israeli authorities had also barred international organisations, including the International Committee of the Red […]