Israel imprisoned 82-year-old Palestinian woman with Alzheimer's for two months

The Israeli army arrested and imprisoned an 82-year-old Palestinian woman in Gaza under a law aimed at detaining unlawful combatants, Haaretz reported.

According to the report, Fahamiya Khalidi, who suffers from Alzheimer's, was sheltering at a school in Gaza after she was forcibly displaced due to the ongoing conflict.

In December, she was arrested and imprisoned under the Incarceration of Unlawful Combatants Law, and taken to Israel’s Damon Prison. She was released on 19 January.

Khalidi’s caregiver, who had to stay with her at all times because her children live abroad, was also arrested and remains in custody.

Many of the details regarding Khalidi’s arrest and detention remain unknown, because she had a difficult time reconstructing and recalling what has happened to her since her release.

Reports state that Khalidi was sometimes held in handcuffs, and was in a wheelchair due to the difficulty she faced walking.

She was not the only elderly and disabled person held in Israeli custody, Haaretz reported, citing various other reports.

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