Israeli repression units stormed Thursday morning section “3” in the Israeli prison of Negev and forcibly moved a number of Palestinian prisoners to another section, according to the Palestinian Commission of Detainees’ and Ex-Detainees’ Affairs.
This comes after a series of raids by the Israeli units, the latest of which was a few days ago in section 26, said the Commission.
Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) and the Commission held the Israeli Prison Service (IPS) fully responsible for inmates in Negev prison.
This raid follows the visit of Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir.
The PPS noted that the IPS has carried out several raids on the prison since the beginning of this year and has imposed sanctions on hundreds of inmates there.
Some of these sanctions include financial fines, solitary confinement, and arbitrarily transferring a group of captives to other prisons.
The raids are part of the fixed policies endorsed by the IPS.
The Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that since 2019, the IPS escalated exemplary punishment against captives during raids. In 2019-2020, several raids occurred, and they were the most violent in years.
In 2021, the raids increased following the “Freedom Tunnel” operation and they have never stopped since then.
