Gazans rally to support Palestinian captives in Israeli jails

Their solidarity action comes as around 450 administrative captives have been refusing to show up for their military court hearings for the third month in a row. Administrative detainees are denied due process and their detention orders can be renewed for indefinite periods of time.

Palestinian captives are also subject to torture and psychological pressure by the Israeli prison authorities, including daily raids, and solitary confinement. Currently some five thousand Palestinians are languishing inside Israeli jails including minors and women.

Palestinian captives regularly stage hunger strikes in protest against both the administrative detention policy and harsh detention conditions. Prisoners’ advocacy groups have raised the alarm over the inhumane conditions inside Israeli jails.

Experts say Palestinian captives will continue to suffer inside Israeli jails as long as the international community keeps turning a blind eye to Tel Aviv's violations of their rights.

Statistics by human rights groups show that the Israeli regime has arrested over one million Palestinians since 1967.