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Arab News
24-03-2025
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Palestinian NGO says teen dies in Israeli prison
RAMALLAH: The Palestinian Prisoners Club advocacy group said Monday that a teenage inmate died in an Israeli jail, decrying a spike in deaths in custody since the start of the Gaza war. In a statement, the group announced the death of Walid Khaled Abdullah Ahmad, 17, in Meggido prison in northern Israel under unknown circumstances. Israel's Prison Service said in a statement that a 17-year-old prisoner had died Sunday at the facility. 'His health condition is covered by medical confidentiality,' the statement said. One of thousands of Palestinians in Israeli custody, Ahmad was the 63rd Palestinian inmate to die in an Israeli jail since the October 2023 outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war, according to the Prisoners Club. The advocacy group said Ahmad, from the town of Silwad near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, was detained on September 30. It was not clear what led to his arrest. The Prisoners Club said that a 'growing number' of detainees have died in Israeli custody due to 'systematic abuses' throughout the Gaza war. 'This period has been the deadliest in the history of the Palestinian prisoners' movement since 1967,' it said, referring to the year Israel seized Palestinian territories including the West Bank in a war. Rights groups including Israel's B'Tselem have documented numerous deaths of Palestinians in Israeli prisons during the Gaza war. B'Tselem has also reported worsening detention conditions for Palestinians, including 'systematic mistreatment' and 'torture,' which Israeli authorities have denied. The Prisoners Club said in September there were at least 250 Palestinian minors in Israeli custody. According to non-government group Defense for Children International Palestine, 'each year approximately 500-700 Palestinian children, some as young as 12 years old, are detained and prosecuted in the Israeli military court system. The most common charge is stone-throwing.'
Nahar Net
24-03-2025
- Nahar Net
17-year-old Palestinian dies in Israel's Megiddo prison
by Naharnet Newsdesk 24 March 2025, 11:45 The Palestinian Prisoners Club non-governmental organization said Monday that a Palestinian 17-year-old died in Israel's Megiddo prison in unknown circumstances. In a statement, the NGO announced "the death of Walid Khaled Abdullah Ahmad (17 years old), a minor detainee from the town of Silwad, east of Ramallah, in Megiddo Prison" in Israel, adding he was the 63rd Palestinian to die in Israeli jails since the start of the war in Gaza. AFP could not immediately confirm the death with Israeli prison authorities.
Khaleej Times
24-03-2025
- Khaleej Times
Palestinian Prisoners Club says teen dies in Israeli prison
The Palestinian Prisoners Club advocacy group said on Monday that a teenage inmate died in an Israeli jail, decrying a spike in custody deaths since the start of the Gaza war. In a statement, the group announced the death of Walid Khaled Abdullah Ahmad, 17, in Meggido prison in northern Israel in unknown circumstances. Contacted by AFP, Israeli prison authorities did not immediately respond to a request for comment. One of thousands of Palestinians in Israeli custody, Ahmad is the 63rd Palestinian inmate to die in Israeli jails since the October 2023 outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war, according to the Prisoners Club. The advocacy group said Ahmad, from the town of Silwad near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, was detained on September 30. It was not clear what had led to his arrest. The Prisoners Club said that a "growing number" of detainees have died in Israeli custody due to "systematic abuses" throughout the Gaza war. "This period has been the deadliest in the history of the Palestinian prisoners' movement since 1967," it said, referring to the year Israel occupied Palestinian territories including the West Bank in a war. Rights groups including Israel's B'Tselem have documented numerous cases of deaths of Palestinians in Israeli prisons during the Gaza war. B'Tselem has reported worsening detention conditions for Palestinians including "systematic mistreatment" and "torture" — which Israeli authorities have denied. The Prisoners Club said in September there were at least 250 Palestinian minors in Israeli custody. According to non-government group Defense for Children International Palestine, "each year approximately 500-700 Palestinian children, some as young as 12 years old, are detained and prosecuted in the Israeli military court system. The most common charge is stone-throwing.
Daily Tribune
24-03-2025
- Daily Tribune
Palestinian NGO says teen dies in Israeli prison
The Palestinian Prisoners Club non-governmental organisation said Monday that a Palestinian 17-year-old died in Israel's Megiddo prison in unknown circumstances. In a statement, the Palestinian body in charge of coordination with Israeli authorities announced "the death of Walid Khaled Abdullah Ahmad (17 years old), a minor detainee from the town of Silwad, east of Ramallah, in Megiddo Prison" in Israel, adding he was the 63rd Palestinian to die in Israeli jails since the start of the war in Gaza.
LBCI
24-03-2025
- LBCI
Palestinian NGO says teen dies in Israeli prison
The Palestinian Prisoners Club non-governmental organization said Monday that a Palestinian 17-year-old died in Israel's Megiddo prison in unknown circumstances. In a statement, the Palestinian body in charge of coordination with Israeli authorities announced "the death of Walid Khaled Abdullah Ahmad (17 years old), a minor detainee from the town of Silwad, east of Ramallah, in Megiddo Prison" in Israel, adding he was the 63rd Palestinian to die in Israeli jails since the start of the war in Gaza. AFP could not immediately confirm the death with Israeli prison authorities. AFP
