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A coalition of more than 100 faith-based, human rights, and civil rights organisations has urged the US State Department to secure the immediate release of a 20-year-old Palestinian-American student detained by the Israeli military in the occupied West Bank, citing her severe chronic medical condition and warning of life-threatening consequences.In a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio published on Tuesday, the 102 groups demanded action on behalf of Sama Safi, an honours psychology student at Birzeit University, who they say was seized from her family home in the West Bank on June 2 by Israeli forces. She is being held at Damon military prison near Haifa, which the groups described as a war crime under the Fourth Geneva Convention.“Interruption in Sama’s specialised care abroad places Sama at high risk of clinical deterioration, severe inflammatory relapse, progressive organ damage, hospitalisation, and potentially life-threatening repercussions,” the letter states.Safi, who celebrated her 20th birthday in April, described in a statement being shackled, blindfolded, and denied food and water for 24 hours upon detention. She also reported verbal abuse and being placed in painful stress positions.At least 10 Palestinian women at Israel’s Damon military prison have contracted scabies due to overcrowding, poor ventilation, and supply shortages, the Palestinian-prisoners-society" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="187495" data-entity-type="organization">Palestinian Prisoner’s Society said on Monday, calling the conditions and denial of treatment “torture and systematic medical neglect”.