Amnesty International urged Saudi King Salman Bin Abul Aziz Al Saud to immediately act to save the life of Palestinian prisoner Dr. Mohammed Al-Khodari.

"Dr. Mohammed al-Khudari, an 83-old Palestinian national, is in need of urgent medical care as his health is steadily deteriorating in the prison of Abha, Saudi Arabia. When he was arrested on 4 April 2019, he was undergoing cancer treatment, and concerns for his health have increased with the COVID-19 pandemic and risks for an older person with underlying medical conditions," said Amnesty International.

"Earlier this year, Dr. Mohammed al-Khudari lost partial function of his right hand and lost some of his teeth. He is currently dependent on his son, detained with him, to feed him and help him around the prison," it added.

Meanwhile, it highlighted that the prison lacks the medical specialists Al-Khodari requires and stressed that he has been "denied consultation with specialist doctors to conduct check-ups and assess tumour size".

"The 83-year-old should be transferred to a hospital where he is able to receive the urgent specialized medical care he needs", it underlined, calling on King Salman to ensure the charges against Al-Khodari and his son are dropped.