Iran Press/ Middle East: Hasan Abed Rabbo, a spokesman for the PPS, told WAFA that Daqqa underwent lung surgery last Wednesday at Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon after suffering a new setback. He added that a large part of Daqqa's right lung was removed and that he is currently in the intensive care unit.
Abed Rabbo said all the efforts to release Daqqa, who is now battling death, have so far failed.
For several months, Daqqa has been in an unstable condition resulting from severe pneumonia. Last month, he was hospitalized due to his suffering from dizziness and a decrease in hemoglobin.
Daqqa is a Palestinian writer and activist who has been imprisoned by Israel since 1986 for his resistance of the Israeli occupation.
He was diagnosed last year with Myelofibrosis – a rare form of bone marrow cancer that disrupts the body’s normal production of blood cells.
Addameer, a rights group that supports Palestinian prisoners, said last month the 61-year-old was in “dire need of urgent medical attention”.
The group accused Israeli authorities of denying Daqqa the treatment he was prescribed and called for his “immediate release”.
If left untreated, Myelofibrosis causes extensive scarring in the bone marrow, leading to severe anemia that can cause weakness and fatigue.
In February, Daqqa suffered a stroke that was caused by a blood clot, according to the rights group.
Daqqa is one of the most prominent and longtime Palestinian prisoners in Israeli custody. While in prison, he has written several books, including a children’s one.
In 1999, Daqqa got married while behind bars. Along with his wife, Sana Salameh, he welcomed a daughter – Milad – in 2020, conceived after his sperm was smuggled out of prison.
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