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<font face="arial" size=2><b><u><a href="??">7300 Palestinian Prisoners
Including 474 Children Inside Israeli Prisons<br><br>
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GAZA, July 21, 2004 (WAFA)-Ministry of Palestinian prisoners said Tuesday
that the number of Palestinian prisoners inside the Israeli prisons is
7300.<br>
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. In a report, the ministry said that the number of prisoners inside
Israel’s prisons before the eruption of the Intifada is 748 , adding the
number rapidly climbed to be 7300 until the period covered by its
report.<br>
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The report affirmed that more than 2500 children were arrested since the
outbreak of the Intifada and that 474 of them are still in Israeli
jails.<br>
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“27 children are administratively detained, while 301 others are in
custody until their trial and 146 were sentenced to several cruel
sentences”, the report said.<br>
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The report also revealed that 42 children are badly in need of medical
care and treatment and 88% of the children arrested were severely
tortured and assaulted, which caused physical and psychological troubles
after being released.<br>
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According to the report, 300 women were arrested since the Intifada
started and that 100 women are still detained, adding that two female
prisoners gave birth inside the prison.<br>
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The report made it clear that 167 were killed due to severe torture in
the Israeli jails. The last one of them was Bashir Oweid who was killed
in “Megiddo” Israeli detention Camp.<br>
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“hundreds of released prisoners are still suffering due to the effects of
torture and ill-treatment and malnutrition”, the report affirmed.<br>
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A.D14:05P)-(11:05GMT) <br><br>
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