Palestinian women subjected to abuse in Israeli prisons, media office says

The Palestinian Prisoners' Media Office on Tuesday said that women inmates inside the Israeli Damon prison are subjected to "brutal" violations, including "removing their headscarves" and physical assault. 

Al Jazeera Arabic reported that a series of attacks during December have resulted in injuries to several women prisoners.

Earlier, a Hamas statement had said that Palestinian women prisoners are subjected to “a flagrant violation of all human laws and norms" in the Damon prison. 

It added that the women prisoners were "taken out to the courtyard and forced to sit on the ground, their veils were removed, and they were subjected to beatings, in addition to the use of dogs and stun grenades."