Israeli Policeman İnjured İn Negev Prison Attack

An Israeli policeman was injured on Sunday when he was attacked with a blunt object by a Palestinian prisoner, Israeli media has reported.



The attack took place inside a prison facility in the Negev Desert southern Israel, Channel 7 said, noting that the Palestinian prisoner was a member of Islamic Jihad.



It added that the attack happened when the Israeli prison guard entered the cell of the Palestinian attacker.



The man, the channel said, has been serving a one-year prison term against the background of attacking Israeli soldiers.



Palestinian activists, meanwhile, said Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails would attack prison guards only when offended.



There are around 6,500 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails at present, according to Palestinian official figures.



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