Hamas condemns ‘racist’ markings on Palestinian prisoners’ shirts

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“We condemn the occupation’s crime of placing racist slogans on the backs of our heroic prisoners, and treating them with cruelty and violence, in a blatant violation of humanitarian laws and norms,” Hamas has said in a statement, Al Jazeera reports.

The Palestinian group said this is “in contrast to the resistance’s firm commitment to moral values ​​in treating the occupation’s prisoners”.

The Israel Prison Service made Palestinian prisoners wear outfits with a Star of David logo that said “We will not forget or forgive” in Arabic.

 A medic aids a freed Palestinian prisoner in Ramallah, West Bank, after being released from an Israeli jail on February 15. — Reuters
A medic aids a freed Palestinian prisoner in Ramallah, West Bank, after being released from an Israeli jail on February 15. — Reuters

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