Israeli forces raided Palestinian women prisoners’ section 10 times in 2 months, group says

Israeli prison forces carried out at least 10 raids on sections holding Palestinian women prisoners at Damon Prison in March and April, the Palestinian Prisoners Society said on Sunday, Anadolu reports. A statement said the raids involved “beatings, forcing prisoners to lie on the ground and handcuffing them behind their backs.” Citing testimonies from women recently released from Damon Prison, the group said male and female prison guards “deliberately assaulted the prisoners,” leaving several with bruises. “Israel is holding most of the 88 Palestinian women prisoners in Damon Prison, while others remain in detention and interrogation centers,” the statement said. Among the detainees are two girls and three women in the early months of pregnancy who were recently arrested over […]