Palestinians mark Prisoners Day as many languish in Israeli jails

This year a detainee’s commission is urging Israel to release hundreds of sick inmates with poor health, who are at high risk of contracting COVID-19.

Palestinians are marking Prisoners Day – to commemorate the plight of thousands still held in Israeli military jails.

But this year, a detainee’s commission is urging Israel to release hundreds of sick inmates with poor health, who are at a high risk of contracting COVID-19.

Al Jazeera’s Nida Ibrahim reports from the occupied West Bank.