Gaza Rallies for Cancer-Stricken Palestinian Prisoner, Walid Daqqa

By Palestine Chronicle Workers

Palestinian activists in Gaza continued their present of help for Walid Daqqa, a 60-year-old most cancers affected person held in Israeli jail. 

Daqqa isn’t the one Palestinian with terminal sickness held by Israel. His deteriorating well being, nonetheless, has given his wrestle better urgency. 

The most recent rally in help of Daqqa occurred close to the Beit Hanoun, or Erez Checkpoint.

On Wednesday, an Israeli jail administration committee, often called the Early Launch Committee, postponed the choice concerning a potential early launch of Daqqa. 

Regardless of his quickly worsening well being situation, the Palestinian prisoner lately was moved again to the Ramleh jail.

The Committee referred the choice to a different fee, chargeable for Palestinian prisoners who have been sentenced to life imprisonment. 

In response to the choice, the Daqqa household commented that by delaying the prisoner’s launch, the Israeli occupation authorities are virtually executing him. 

The household known as on authorized our bodies, common actions, and all of the Palestinian individuals to place strain on Israel to launch Daqqa. 

Daqqa has been imprisoned by Israel since 1986 after being accused and convicted by an Israeli navy courtroom for being a part of the Palestinian Resistance and for allegedly killing an Israeli soldier.

Final yr, Daqqa was identified with a malignant stage of Myelofibrosis – a uncommon type of bone marrow most cancers.

In March, the Palestinian Prisoner Help and Human Rights Affiliation Addameer known as for the “fast grant of humanitarian launch”, in view of “Daqqa quickly deteriorating well being”. 

Addameer demanded “immediate entry to superior and well timed remedies prescribed by medical specialists to Walid Daqqa by the Israeli Jail Service”.

Addameer accused Israeli authorities of denying Daqqa the remedy he was prescribed. 

“The instrumentalization of medical negligence to denigrate, demoralize, and punish Palestinian prisoners is emblematic of Israel’s unlawful and inhumane jail system,” the group stated in its assertion.

(All Images: Mahmoud Ajjour, The Palestine Chronicle)