Palestinian Envoy Calls on ICRC To Verify Inhuman Treatment Of Prisoners By Israel

The Palestinian Ambassador to Nigeria, Abdullah Shawesh has called on the International Committee of the Red Cross, (ICRC) to verify reports of inhuman treatment of prisoners by the Israeli authorities.

Shawesh alleged that no fewer than 9,000 Palestinians have been held behind bars by the Israeli government since October 7 retaliation.

The envoy, who spoke to journalists in Abuja on Thursday, decried that Palestinian prisoners in Israeli custody were being maltreatment and abused, adding that many of them are in a miserable state.

He said: “More than 9000 Palestinian detainees in the Israeli prisons have been subjected to unprecedented retaliatory and punitive measures since October 7th.

“In the occupied West Bank, 7170 Palestinian detainees have been held since October 7 up to today, including 215 women, 430 children, 52 journalists, and 3574 administrative detainees.”

He therefore called “On the ICRC to uphold its mandated duties by international law and visit the Israeli prisons and detention centres to verify the inhumane and miserable situation that the prisoners are subjected to.”