Sundaymail Editor
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Palestine has condemned Israel’s acts of collective punishment through raids and attacks towards Palestinian detainees and their family members, following the escape of six Palestinians freedom fighters from Israeli’s high security Gilboa jail.
According to Palestinian statistics, there about 520 Palestinian administrative detainees, 4650 political prisoners including 200 child prisoners and 40 women.
And over 230 Palestinians have died in Israeli occupation jails through torture, medical negligence by Israeli prison officials, according to the same source.
“Collective punishment is prohibited under international law and we call on Israel to free all Palestinian detainees held in administrative dentation in Israel jails without charge in violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention.
“The Israeli raids and attacks against Palestinians are war crimes that requires urgent international intervention, in order to protect and liberate our people,” said Embassy of the State of Palestine to Zimbabwe in a statement on Thursday.
“The State of Palestine is disappointed with the international community’s failure to take action against Israeli violations in the occupied Palestinian territories since 1967.
“We therefore, call on the international community to condemn and hold Israeli occupation power for its crimes against Palestinians.”
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