Jerusalem – Ma’an – The Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners’ Commission announced on Sunday evening the death of prisoner Walid Daqqa inside the Israeli Assaf Harofeh Hospital due to the deterioration of his health condition.
The health condition of prisoner Walid Daqqa has deteriorated since March of last year, that is, three months before his previous release date, as a result of his suffering from severe pneumonia and acute kidney failure, in addition to being diagnosed with myelofibrosis cancer on December 18, 2022. It is a rare cancer of the bone marrow, which developed from leukemia that was diagnosed about ten years ago and left without serious treatment.
In April of last year, prisoner Daqqa underwent surgery in which part of his right lung was removed, then he was transferred to the Ramla Prison Clinic. On May 22, he suffered further deterioration and was transferred to Assaf Harofeh Hospital, due to his suffering. One of the complications of the removal process, due to very severe respiratory suffocation a
nd infection, and after his transfer to the hospital, he underwent a catheterization procedure, due to noticeable heart failure. Three days later, the prison authority returned the prisoner Daqqa to the ‘Ramla Prison Clinic’, which caused him a new deterioration, and he was transferred Again to Assaf Harofeh Hospital, then returned to Ramla.
Prisoner Daqqa was subjected to a number of abusive policies against the backdrop of his knowledge productions in particular. The occupation prison administration sought to seize his writings and private books. He also faced solitary confinement and arbitrary transfer.
The prisoner, Daqqa, was arrested on March 25, 1986, along with a group of his companions: Ibrahim Abu Mukh, Rushdi Abu Mukh, and Ibrahim Bayadsa.
It is noteworthy that the occupation issued a life sentence against him, which was later set at 37 years. In 2018, the occupation added two years to his sentence, making it 39 years.
It is noteworthy that Daqqa is one of the 24 former prisoners detained befor
e the signing of the Oslo Accords. He was arrested on March 25, 1986. He was married in 1999 to his wife, Sanaa Salama, and in February 2020, he and his wife had their daughter, ‘Milad,’ via the liberated sperm.
During his long career in detention, he produced many books, studies, and articles, and contributed cognitively to understanding the prison experience and its resistance. Among the most prominent publications issued by the prisoner, Daqqa: ‘Parallel Time,’ ‘The Diaries of Resistance in Jenin Camp,’ ‘The Fusion of Consciousness,’ and ‘The Story of the Secret of Oil.’ .
Source: Maan News Agency