“Israel” Toughens Prison Conditions for Palestinians

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The Zionist entity is set to deliberately worsen the holding conditions for Palestinian prisoners with a cooking ban and restrictions on visits and water usage. "This party is coming to an end," the Zionist so-called Public Security minister said.

Gilad Erdan unveiled restrictions to be imposed on Palestinian prisoners kept in the enemy’s jails on Wednesday, noting that "making their conditions worse is necessary to create deterrence and to fulfill our moral duty to ‘victims’ and their families," as cited by The Jerusalem Post.

The new rules will see security prisoners hailing from rival Palestinian resistance movements, Hamas and Fatah, be kept together. Before now they were held in cells according to their affiliation, which, Erdan said, only cemented the bonds within the respective groups, "strengthening their organization identity."

Under the new guidelines, prisoners will no longer be able to cook for themselves inside the wards, with Erdan saying that this privilege gave them an unfair advantage over incarcerated criminals who have to put up with whatever food the prison serves them.

Cooking appliances and utensils will be confiscated and the "canteen money" prisoners receive from rights organizations and relatives will be drastically reduced.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team