Prisoners advocate says detainee's life in jeopardy

TUBAS (Ma’an) -- The detainees’ center in Tubas called human rights organizations and the Red Cross to intervene and save a sick detainee whose as his illness progresses in detention at Israel's Ramon prison.

Imad Al-Masri was detained 20 years earlier when he was sentenced to life in prison. Detainee advocates have accused the Israeli Prison Service of failing to offer adequate treatment for the undisclosed illness.

The head of the detainees’ center Mahmoud Sawafta said Israel was responsible for the man's life.