Hamas: Zionist Regime Responsible for Life of Palestinian Prisoners

Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, took the Zionist regime responsible for life and healthiness of the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.

In a statement on Saturday, Ezzat al-Rashq, a Hamas political bureau member, strongly condemned the crimes committed by the Zionist regime against the Palestinian prisoners, specially those on a hunger strike.

He warned Israel of continued crimes against the prisoners, and said Hamas takes Israel responsible for the life of the prisoners.

“We condemn the crimes being committed by the Quds occupying regime in light of the international community’s silence and collaboration and we praise the epoch-making and exemplary resistance shown by hunger-striking prisoners, on the top of them Sammer al-Eisawi who has been on hunger strike for the last 7 months.”

Meantime, Israeli soldiers opened fire at Palestinian protesters who pledged solidarity with hunger-striking prisoners outside a military facility in the West Bank on Friday.

About 300 Palestinian protesters gathered at checkpoint Beitunia, which is near Ramallah and not far from the Ofer Israeli military jail where Palestinian prisoners are held, Xinhua reported.

Israeli media reported that as the protest heated, 19 Palestinians were injured by Israeli military’s protest-dispersing measures, 15 of whom were hit by rubber bullets and another four suffered from tear gas inhalation.

However, the Palestinians said that over 100 were injured, mainly light injuries but one of them was seriously wounded by live ammunition.

Israel later confirmed that live ammunition was used during the dispersal of the demonstration.