An Israeli court has thrown out a petition filed by a Hamas Nukhba force terrorist who alleged deteriorating prison conditions, including significant weight loss, determining that his claims were not supported by evidence.

The inmate, identified only as “M,” was apprehended after taking part in the October 7 massacre and has since been held in the high-security “Rakefet” wing, where central figures involved in the Gaza border atrocities are incarcerated. He recently appealed to the Central District Court in Lod, claiming a severe decline in his detention conditions, but the court rejected the petition outright.

In his submission, the terrorist listed several complaints, focusing primarily on what he described as a dramatic loss of weight. “I entered prison weighing 75 kilograms and dropped to 67 kilograms,” he wrote. He argued that losing more than ten percent of his body weight had harmed his health and said he was not receiving food suited to his medical condition.

He further claimed to be suffering from breathing difficulties, high blood pressure, and throat issues, and said that his requests to the Israel Prison Service for a Quran and a change of clothing had not been answered.

The Israel Prison Service categorically denied the allegations. In its response to the court, officials presented a very different picture of conditions in the Rakefet wing, stating that not only had the inmate not lost weight, but he had actually gained two kilograms since entering custody.

According to the IPS, the prisoner is allowed to change his clothes once a week, is provided with blankets and a mattress, and receives adequate nutrition. His medical condition, the service said, is under continuous supervision.

Judge Ron Sokolkin, who heard the case, dismissed the petition, stating that no evidence had been found to substantiate the claims. In his ruling, he underscored the gravity of the offenses for which the inmate is being held, pointing to his involvement in the October 7 attacks, and noted that despite the strain on the healthcare system during the war, the prisoner had been examined by a doctor at least twice.

A senior IPS official commented on the decision, telling Mako: “The Nukhba terrorists massacred and murdered many Israelis in a single day, and now they think they will receive a five-star hotel in the prisons of the State of Israel. It is important to clarify that they are given only the minimum conditions required by law.”

{Matzav.com}