In light of the political arrests of Palestinians in the West Bank by the Palestinian Authority and the brutal torture documented by human rights organisations in its prisons, Hamas states the following:

Hamas condemns the mass arrests of Palestinians by the PA security forces, especially its raids on Palestinian homes where they attacked civilians and ransacked their house as an  unacceptable act.  

The testimonials collected by human rights organisations of torture in the PA jails reflect the sadistic nature of the PA, which is supposed to defend the Palestinian civilians against the Israeli forces and settlers.    

Indeed, the PA’s arrest campaign against the Palestinians in the West Bank is rejected at the national and popular levels.

Hamas calls on the Palestinian factions and dignitaries to take a firm stance to criminalise political arrests and exert efforts to pressure the PA to end its policies towards the Palestinian people.

Finally, Hamas expresses solidarity with a Palestinian mother who has been on hunger strike for the seventh day in a row to protest her son’s arrest by the PA security forces.

Hamas Movement

Wednesday, January 16, 2019