The International Movement for Defense of Children - Palestine warned today, Wednesday, of the seriousness of the health condition of the administrative detainee, Amal Muammar Nakhla (17 years) from Ramallah, who is currently in "Megiddo" prison.
The Israeli occupation forces arrested the child Nakhla on the twenty-first of this month, and issued an administrative detention order for a period of 6 months, noting that this is his second detention, for he was arrested for the first time on 11/2/2020 and released on 10/12/2020 on a financial guarantee Three thousand shekels.
The Global Movement stated, in a statement, that the child Nakhla began to suffer from shortness of breath in the month of June 2020, and after the examination it was found that he suffers from health problems in the chest and respiratory system, and since then treatment for this disease has begun, in addition to his suffering. From "Myasthenia Gravis" is an autoimmune disorder in which communication between nerves and muscles is impaired, leading to episodes of muscle weakness.
The movement explained that this disease, according to the medical report on the child Nakhla issued by the Israeli "Shaare Zedek" hospital, causes muscle weakness, including the muscles of swallowing and breathing, and it requires special treatment that he takes four times a day, and it is necessary to take it in regular doses without interruption, and that this The drug may cause complications and weakness. Therefore, intervention must be made to change the daily dose, as this may require reducing the dose.
The "global movement" indicated that psychological and physical stress could lead to an increase in the weakness of the child Nakhleh, who has become more vulnerable to infectious diseases caused by some treatment pills, according to what the medical report confirmed, so it is very necessary that he be under medical supervision to monitor his health condition, Complications can be sudden, especially in the evening hours, and they may cause danger to his life if he does not take treatment regularly.
According to the medical report, it is possible that the child Nakhleh will not be able to swallow the medicine necessary for him according to his health condition, and in this case he must be transported at maximum speed to the hospital, in addition to that, the child Nakhla is taking a medicine to strengthen the immune system (IMURAN 150ML), which is very necessary for him to protect him. From (MYASTHENIA), but on the other hand, this medicine could be dangerous for him.
The "global movement" indicated that the medical report confirmed the necessity that there should be a regular blood test for the child, Nakhla, once every two weeks at least, this is at the beginning of the disease and then once a month, as well as the drug may affect the liver, and in this case a doctor must be consulted Neurologist, and according to his instructions, he changes the type of medicine.
The movement noted that the treatment that the child takes, a palm tree, affects his immune system, and there is a possibility that he is more vulnerable to infectious diseases.
Regarding the possibility of a child being infected with the "Corona" virus, the report stated that vaccination against the virus is less effective for a child, Nakhla, because the treatment he takes may affect the immune system, meaning that the immunity for him is less than that of ordinary people, and in his age this may cause problems and infection With the virus, in addition to the high body temperature that could cause him muscle weakness, as well as a crisis, shortness of breath and a cough.
The Defense for Children International movement held the Israeli occupation fully responsible for the life of the child Nakhla, who suffers from a disease that could cause a real danger to his life, stressing the need to put him under close medical supervision, and to give him a drug that strengthens his immune system, which can also cause side effects that form Danger to his life, according to what was stated in the medical report.
Israel is the only country in the world that systematically prosecutes between 500 and 700 children annually before military courts.
Since October 2015 until today, the Israeli occupation has arrested 37 administrative children, three of whom are still under administrative detention, they are: Amal Nakhleh, who is expected to be released on 7/20/2021, and Suleiman Salem Qassem Qatash (17 years old) He is expected to be released on 11/4/2021, and Faisal Hassan Shaher Al-Arouj (17 years old), who is expected to be released in June 2021.
Administrative detention is detention without charge or trial, based on a secret file and secret evidence that the detainee or his lawyer cannot access, and according to the Israeli military orders, the administrative detention order can be renewed unlimited times, where an administrative detention order is issued for a period of up to six months, which is renewable.
