Palestinian detainees are facing alarming conditions in Israeli prisons. Recent visitations to the al-Naqab and Megiddo prisons by The Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs revealed that detainees were facing extreme weight loss, malnutrition, and punitive measures. Many who are detained are on administrative detention, meaning they are held without charge or trial, including around 29 Palestinian women and 270 Palestinian children. Some are battling scabies on top of suffering health conditions due to torture and beatings by prison guards.
Emmanuel, you are the Word made flesh, God who is with us. We know you are present now with the captives and the oppressed. God of the captives, liberate all those imprisoned and have mercy on them and their families as they endure brutal punishment and torture. We pray especially for the situation at al-Naqab and Megiddo prisons.
Lord in your mercy… hear our prayer