Adding to the list of honor and glory, Sheikh Khader Adnan (44 years old) from Arraba, south of Jenin, became a martyr in the early hours of 02/05/2023 in his cell at the Ramla Prison Clinic after waging a hunger strike that lasted 87 days in protest against his detention.

With Adnan's martyrdom, the number of martyrs from the prisoners’ movement has risen to 236 since 1967. This figure includes hundreds of former prisoners who passed away after their release due to illnesses they contracted during their imprisonment.

The number of martyrs whose bodies are still being held by Israeli authorities has reached 13, including:

• Anis Dawla, who died in Ashkelon Prison in 1980.
• Aziz Oweisat (2018).
• Fares Baroud, Nassar Taqatqa, and Bassam Al-Sayeh (all in 2019).
• Saadi Al-Gharabli and Kamal Abu Wa’ar (2020).
• Sami Al-Amour (2021).
• Dawood Al-Zubeidi (2022).
• Mohammed Maher Turkman, who passed away in Israeli hospitals in 2022.
• Nasser Abu Hamid, who died in December 2022.
• Wadi’ Abu Rmouz, who became a martyr in Israeli hospitals on January 28, 2023.
• Khader Adnan, who passed away in his cell in the Ramla Prison Clinic on May 2, 2023.

Israeli authorities continue to detain around 4,900 prisoners, including 31 women and 160 children (among them a girl under 18). Additionally, over 1,000 administrative detainees are held without charge, including 6 children and 2 women (Raghad Al-Fanni and Rawda Abu Ajamiya).

The number of long-serving prisoners detained before the signing of the Oslo Accords stands at 23, with the longest-held being Mohammed Al-Tous, detained since 1985. Among them are 11 prisoners who were released in the "prisoner exchange deal" and later re-arrested. These include prominent figures such as Nael Barghouti, who holds the record for the longest total imprisonment in the history of the prisoners’ movement, having served 43 years, including 34 consecutive years.

Nearly 400 prisoners have served over 20 years, known as the “Deans of the Prisoners,” along with dozens of others who were re-arrested in 2014 after spending over 20 years across two separate terms. Furthermore, 554 prisoners are serving life sentences, with the longest sentence being that of Abdullah Al-Barghouti, who is serving 67 life terms.

The number of sick prisoners exceeds 700, suffering from varying degrees of illness and in dire need of medical care. Among them, 24 prisoners are battling cancer or tumors of varying severity. The most critical cases include Walid Daqqa, a leader who has been imprisoned for 37 years, and Asif Al-Rifai.

Source: Palestinian News and Information Agency - WAFA