OCCUPIED AL_QUDS, (ST)_The city of Tulkarm in the West Bank witnessed on Tuesday a solidarity stand with Palestinian prisoners being held in the Israeli jails, particularly the sick ones.
According to WAFA News Agency, scores of Palestinians gathered outside the office of the Red Cross in Tulkarm and called on the international community to press Israeli authorities to stop their suppressive acts against the Palestinian prisoners and to release the sick ones.
The Palestinian prisoners are subjected to ill-treatment, deliberate medical negligence and physical and verbal abuse, media reports affirm.
There are 4,500 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, including 1,800 sick prisoners who are in need of sustained medical attention.
Basma Qaddour