He said one of the prisoners learned of the Ramadan start while attending an Israeli court session.
“For more than two years, Palestinian detainees are forced to eat only food scraps for iftar,” Mahajneh said.
“The occupation is trying to erase the joy of Palestinian prisoners of religious occasions, and deliberately makes the joy of their families incomplete and painful over the abuse and torture of their sons behind bars,” he added.
More than 9,300 Palestinians are currently held in Israeli prisons, including 350 children, and they face torture, starvation, and medical neglect that has led to the deaths of dozens, according to Palestinian and Israeli human rights organisations.