Every year on April 17, we remember the suffering and resistance of thousands of Palestinians who have been imprisoned in the camps of the Zionist regime. According to reports from Palestinian institutions, over 10,000 individuals are held in Israeli prisons, among whom 365 are children. Such figures reflect only a part of a horrific reality; a reality that not only constitutes a blatant violation of human rights but also represents a humiliation of all human concepts and international laws.
Palestinian prisoners, in violation of all wartime laws and Geneva conventions, are labeled as "criminals" to allow the occupying regime to evade legal responsibilities. This structural approach effectively strips Palestinians of their rights as prisoners of war, justifying torture, gradual killings, medical neglect, and forced exile.
The martyrdom of 63 prisoners due to deliberate neglect is part of this systematic crime. Today, Gaza has also become the largest open prison camp in the world; a place where more than two million people live under complete siege, facing hunger, bombardment, and the cessation of humanitarian aid—only a fraction of the pressures inflicted upon them. What is happening in Gaza is not a humanitarian crisis but a targeted genocide with military and economic tools. Doctors Without Borders and UN officials have referred to Gaza as a "mass grave."
Another aspect of this crime is the exile of Palestinian prisoners after their release; a process that is explicitly contrary to international law. Upon release, they are denied the right to return home and must leave Palestine. This blatant violation of human rights is pursued not only by Israel but also with the direct support of the US and Europe. In the recent prisoner exchange, the humane treatment of Israeli prisoners by the resistance starkly contrasted with the torture faced by Palestinian prisoners.
From presenting gifts to the families of Israeli prisoners to the testimonies of Israeli female prisoners about the respectful treatment they received from the resistance, all these instances illustrate the fundamental distinction between the nature of a resistance movement and an apartheid regime. The issue of Palestinian prisoners is not merely a local crisis but a clear reflection of the global system's failure to uphold human principles. The silence of international institutions and the complacency of Western countries with Israel have demonstrated that the only path to the freedom of prisoners is the continuation of the resistance.
The successful exchange of prisoners was the only point of hope, showing that the language of force in resistance is the only language the Zionist regime understands.
NOURNEWS