Four Palestinian doctors from Gaza detained in Israeli prisons say they are enduring severe hunger and deteriorating detention conditions, with one describing the situation as “catastrophic,” according to Physicians for Human Rights Israel, after a prison visit this week.
Physicians for Human Rights Israel said in a Tuesday statement that one of its lawyers visited the four detainees at the Negev Prison in southern Israel on May 11.
The organization identified the detainees as Dr. Mohammed Obeid, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, Dr. Murad al-Qouqa, and Dr. Akram Abu Ouda.
The four doctors have been held for extended periods without being charged, the statement added.
According to the group, the detainees confirmed that prison conditions had not improved, including the quantity and quality of food provided to them, which they described as "dangerously insufficient.”
