Palestinian prisoners’ group calls for international action over Israeli execution preparations

The head of the Palestinian Prisoner Society, Abdullah al-Zaghari, on Wednesday called for “effective international action” following reports that Israel had begun designating a wing for Palestinian prisoners sentenced to death, including a room for carrying out executions, Anadolu reports. Israel holds around 9,400 Palestinian prisoners, including 94 women, more than 350 children, 3,244 administrative detainees and 1,320 people it classifies as “unlawful combatants,” according to Palestinian figures. Zaghari told Anadolu that the move was part of the “continued determination of the Israeli occupation system” to turn incitement and legislation it had approved into practical measures aimed at executing Palestinian prisoners. He said preparations to implement the “racist” law constituted a “crime against humanity” and were part of efforts to […]