Women prisoners continue to face harsh conditions in Israel’s Damon Prison, says detainees’ commission

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.

Lina Wazwaz told her lawyer that she was detained on the fourth day of Eid Al-Fitr by around 30 Israeli police officers