Gaza – Ma'an – As the world celebrates International Women's Day, Iman Muhammad Hassan Ghazawwi marked her ninth year in Israeli custody on Monday.

Ghazawwi, 33, was sentenced to 13 years, accused of planting an explosive device near an Israeli military patrol, said Detainees' Support Committee spokesman Riyad Al-Ashqar. He added that Ghazawwi is one of the longest-serving female prisoners in Israeli detention.

Her two children, Samah, 13, and Jihad, 12, live with their grandmother, as Ghazawwi's husband, Shaher Barakat Isheh, is serving a 20-year sentence, having been detained five months after his wife.

Al-Ashqar said Ghazawwi has difficulty moving and suffers from breathing problems, as a result of medical neglect.

The spokesman added that while the world marks International Women's Day, "it seems that women around the world have rights, save for female prisoners in Palestine."