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Nidaa Qatamesh: “Damon is more like a grave than a prison.”
Based on a report by lawyer/writer Hassan Abbadi
Nidaa Ishaq Mustafa Qatamesh was born on 19 February 1973, a Palestinian refugee originally from Ramla, currently living in Al-Bireh. She was arrested from her home by the Zionist occupation forces on 6 May 2026. She is the mother of Qais, Taymaa and Raha, a photographer and the owner of Raha Studios.
She expressed her relief in hearing her family’s news, during her meeting with lawyer Hassan Abbadi:
“This is the first time I laugh like this since I’ve been imprisoned.”
She was arrested at 2:30 a.m. on May 6, 2026. She went through a journey of torment, a path of suffering: Psagot illegal settlement, Beit El military base, Etzion, al-Mascobiyeh detention center (three weeks), one night in the notorious Ramla transit prison (torment and death), and finally to Damon Prison.
“I arrived at Damon on 26 May, and they welcomed me with a vicious repressive attack.”
Nidaa is held in Cell 9, together with Al-Yamama Al Hreinat, Jana Abu Warda, Natalie Abu Dayya, Sama Safi, Salwa Ghawadra, Hanaa’ Muhiyedeen Tahayneh, Leen Misk and Nahla Muna. Three of the women, Sama, Natalie and Jana, sleep on the floor.
“The situation in Damon is extremely bad. The last repressive raid in the cells involved pepper spray and tear gas.”
“Conditions are bad in terms of food and clothing. There is severe itching throughout the entire section.”
Hassan Abbadi noted that Nidaa continued scratching throughout the visit, and that if she had been diagnosed with scabies, they would not have permitted the visit.
“We are locked in our room all the time. Courtyard outdoor break time based on the guards mood — 30 to 45 minutes long. Today it was at six in the morning, immediately after the head count.”
“Insults and verbal abuse all the time, and curses beyond description. The treatment is very bad. The prison warden is extremely terrifying. He comes in banging on everything in order to terrorize us.“
“After the break time was over, five of the women were still taking showers. They came in and sprayed tear gas in the bathroom.
“They changed the window and made the window in the cells smaller, covering them with reinforced plastic with tiny, microscopic holes. Even the openings in the doors used for giving us food and laundry was made smaller.”
“We have to beg a hundred times to get something as basic as our underwear, and some of the women are too shy to even ask. The women sleep wearing their hijabs because the jailers enter the rooms without warning.
The food is only enough to stave off hunger. Its quality is poor, and the selection unpleasant. The meals are chickpeas with rice and lentil soup, which can be very harmful for the sick women here, along with rotten vegetables. Cleaning supplies are scarce, and sometimes they deprive us of showers.
Our entire bodies are covered in bumps, and we are itching all the time, as you can see. We receive practically no treatment. There are only two hairbrushes for the entire section, and they have started to fall apart. There is also a shortage of cleaning mops.”
“Two of the women are being held in isolation for no reason.
Damon is more like a grave than a prison. All colors are absent, except gray, and only the doors are blue.
Well, at least tomatoes are red.”
She was delighted and applauded when Hassan told her about Amna Sweilem’s court ruling, stating she would be released 1 November.
She also sent her greetings to all her friends and everyone who asks about her, with special greetings to Muhieddin (Taymaa’s fiancé), Layan (Qais’s wife), and the entire Raha Studio team.
She continued her messages to her family, reassuring them:
“I want mlokhiya when I return home, and Eid cookies made by Amira’s hands.
When I’m released, don’t trouble yourselves by coming to the Jalameh checkpoint. I’ll take a Ford [shared taxi] and go home. I’m in good shape. Just a little itching on my body, and it will go away. Don’t worry about me“.
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The occupation forces abducted the pursued fighter
Samer Samara
from the town of Tammoun, south of
#Tubas
, after besieging his family's home and detaining family members inside.
It is worth noting that Samer is a subject of the "revolving door" policy as he was just released from the prisons of the Palestinian Authority, after he was abducted during a raid in which the bullets of the PA forces led to the martyrdom of his son,
Ali
, and critical injuries to his daughter a few months ago.
#FreeThemAll
8-month pregnant Palestinian mother Manar Karaja was sentenced to 6 months in occupation jails on 4 October. She was arrested on 30 April 2026, meaning her sentence should end on 30 October 2026. This may mean that the occupation will force her to give birth in prison — as they recently did with Palestinian prisoner Dana Jouda, who was released days after giving birth. We demand the immediate release of Manar Karaja and all imprisoned Palestinian women.
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Three Years Since the Genocide: Prisons as Additional Arenas for Murder and Torture
As three years have passed since the act of genocide, prisoners organizations have released a document detailing the most significant changes that have occurred in the reality of Palestinian prisoners and detainees, revealing an escalation in the system of arrest, torture, starvation, and denial of medical care, leading to killings within prisons and camps.
The document details the following during this period:
•
92 martyrs
among prisoners, whose identities have been confirmed, while the fate of dozens of detainees from Gaza remains unknown due to forced disappearance.
•
More than 26,000 cases of arrest
in the West Bank, including Jerusalem, since the beginning of the act of genocide.
• More than
800 women
who have been arrested and detained, and more than
2,000 cases of child arrests
.
• More than
3,100 administrative detainees
, in addition to
1,419 detainees
classified by the occupation authorities under what is called the "Unlawful Combatant Act."
• The continued detention of the bodies of
100 martyrs
among prisoners.
The document also addresses the approval of a law to execute Palestinian prisoners, the increasing use of the charge of "incitement" as a tool for arrest, persecution, and censorship of expression, and the resulting climate of fear and self-censorship within Palestinian society.
The document concludes that what is happening inside prisons cannot be separated from the context of genocide, in light of the absence of independent oversight and the continued prevention of the International Committee of the Red Cross from accessing prisoners. It emphasizes the need for the international community to assume its responsibilities in protection, accountability, and ending impunity.
For more details and information, the full report issued by the prisoners organizations is attached below:
https://ppsmo.ps/home/studies/18506?culture=ar-SA
Footage is being shown for the first time from occupation prisons, detailing the case of the martyrdom of prisoner Thaer Abu Asab from the city of Qalqilya.
It is worth noting that prisoner Abu Asab was martyred in 2023, inside Israeli prisons, after being subjected to physical assault by prison guards.
According to an indictment filed by the
Israeli
Public Prosecution, Abu Asab was subjected to punches, kicks, and beatings with batons before collapsing and losing consciousness. He was transferred to the prison clinic, and then to Soroka Hospital, where his death was announced.
According to the indictment, the beatings caused serious injuries to the heart and respiratory system, which led to his death.
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The IOF abducted the wounded Qadri Muhammad Samara, from the town of Biddu, northwest of Al-Quds, after he executed the shooting operation that resulted in the killing of a settler near the villages of Deir Nidham and Nabi Saleh, northwest of Ramallah.
#FreeThemAll
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The prisoner Mutaz Al-Atrash Abu Sneineh, from Al-Khalil, ascended to martyrdom inside occupation prisons after one year of administrative detention.
Hamas held the zionist occupation fully responsible for his martyrdom and for the lives of thousands of prisoners facing systemic torture, medical neglect, and abuse, calling for popular and international mobilization to support prisoners.
Glory to the martyrs.
#FreeThemAll
Israeli forces abduct Press TV reporter Naqqa Hamed near Bethlehem
Israeli forces have abducted Press TV correspondent Naqqa Hamed at a military checkpoint near Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank.
@PressTV
After 5 months of Administrative Detention and cruel conditions, Dana Jouda منار كراجة just gave birth to a baby girl inside Damon Prison.
She has been released today alongside her baby and sent to a military checkpoint, where they will be reunited with their family.
What the occupation does with the pregnant prisoners is a crime under every law and we demand that all current pregnant prisoners, Manar Karaja منار ابراهيم كراجة and Bara’a Khadija براء بسام حسني أبو خديجة, are released.
After 12 years of release in the "Wafa al-Ahrar" deal
, Ashraf Khalil Abu Rab, a released prisoner from Jenin, who was exiled to Egypt, meets his family and children after years of separation.
He spent 19 years in occupation prisons and was serving a life sentence before being released alongside 1,026 other prisoners in 2011.