Israel Renews Administrative Detention for Journalist Bushra Al-Taweel for Four Months Amid Solitary Confinement

Israeli prison authorities have renewed the administrative detention of Palestinian journalist Bushra Al-Taweel for an additional four months. Al-Taweel, 33, has been held in solitary confinement for approximately 50 days and has reportedly been subjected to beatings and mistreatment. The Palestinian Prisoners' Club stated on Monday, based on information gathered during a visit, that she is being held in solitary at Ohlei Tzor Prison in Beersheba. She has been moved between several prisons and solitary confinement units recently, with prison administration continuing to isolate her and deny her basic human rights.

The Prisoners' Club legal teams are working to end Al-Taweel's solitary confinement and secure her release, despite difficulties in visiting her due to her frequent transfers. The club noted that Al-Taweel's treatment is part of a broader escalation of measures against female detainees, including administrative detention, charges of "incitement" as described by Israeli authorities, isolation, repression, and denial of medical care, especially with the spread of scabies among prisoners.

In a related development, the Prisoners' Club announced that the number of female administrative detainees has risen to 21, out of a total of 87 female prisoners in Israeli jails. This follows the issuance of a four-month administrative detention order for Samar Hamad from Ramallah. The club urged international human rights organizations, particularly the International Committee of the Red Cross, to intervene urgently to end Al-Taweel's isolation, ensure her protection and release, and address the violations against her and other female prisoners.