Palestinian prisoner from Gaza dies in Israeli custody
3 years, 1 month ago

Palestinian prisoner from Gaza dies in Israeli custody

Al Jazeera  

Sami Umour, 39, died at Soroka Hospital in the Naqab from heart problems and medical negligence, prisoner groups say. Imprisoned since 2008, Umour suffered from congenital heart problems that Palestinian prisoner groups say were exacerbated because of Israeli medical negligence and difficult detention conditions. “He was not taken for regular medical checkups and not given appropriate treatment during his years in detention,” Amina al-Taweel of the Palestinian Prisoners Center for Studies told Al Jazeera. “There was continuous medical negligence towards him,” said Najjar, adding Israeli authorities “conducted the operation without his family knowing, or the presence of any family member with him”. Since Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip in 1967, 72 Palestinian prisoners have died from medical negligence in Israeli prisons, according to PPS.

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Hamas says 33 captives killed in Gaza as Palestinian factions hold talks
1 month, 1 week ago

Hamas says 33 captives killed in Gaza as Palestinian factions hold talks

Al Jazeera  

Hamas’s announcement comes as the group and Fatah discuss the Palestinian Authority’s management of post-war Gaza. Hamas says 33 captives held by the group in Gaza have been killed since the start of Israel’s nearly 14-month-old war in the besieged enclave. The group issued a video statement on Monday saying the captives were killed “because of the stubbornness of the …

Israel recovers bodies of 6 hostages from Gaza Strip
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel recovers bodies of 6 hostages from Gaza Strip

LA Times  

A protester in Tel Aviv holds a poster showing Shiri Bibas and her child, Kfir, hostages taken with their family by Hamas militants to the Gaza Strip. The Israeli military said Tuesday that it recovered the bodies of six hostages taken in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack that started the war in Gaza, as U.S. and Arab mediators failed to advance …

Released Palestinians describe worsening abuses in Israeli prisons
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Released Palestinians describe worsening abuses in Israeli prisons

LA Times  

Palestinian boxer Muazzaz Abayat, 37, holds his 2-month-old son, Mohammed, and 5-year-old daughter Mira at home in the West Bank city of Bethlehem after his release from an Israeli prison. Released Palestinians have described worsening abuses in Israeli prisons crammed with thousands detained since the war in Gaza began 10 months ago. According to autopsy reports for five of the …

UN report says Palestinians detained by Israeli authorities since Oct. 7 faced torture, mistreatment
5 months, 1 week ago

UN report says Palestinians detained by Israeli authorities since Oct. 7 faced torture, mistreatment

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The U.N. human rights office issued a report Wednesday saying Palestinians detained by Israeli authorities since the Oct. 7 attacks faced waterboarding, sleep deprivation, electric shocks, dogs set on them, and other forms of torture and mistreatment. The report said Israel’s prison service held more than 9,400 “security detainees” as of the end of June, and some have …

Palestinian prisoners freed by Israel say they were tortured, threatened
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Palestinian prisoners freed by Israel say they were tortured, threatened

Al Jazeera  

Two women and six men were released from Ofer Prison and were taken to Al-Aqsa Hospital in Gaza by the Palestinian Red Crescent Society. Reporting from Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary said the freed prisoners were “completely exhausted”. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said it provided first aid to the prisoners who were released …

Israel frees hospital chief with prisons ‘full’ of Gaza captives
6 months, 1 week ago

Israel frees hospital chief with prisons ‘full’ of Gaza captives

Al Jazeera  

Israel has freed dozens of Palestinians detained during its war in Gaza, including the director of one of the enclave’s main hospitals. Speaking shortly after his return to Gaza, al-Shifa Hospital Director Muhammad Abu Salmiya asserted that Palestinian prisoners in Israel’s prisons were facing daily abuse. With thousands of Palestinians having been added to those already detained since the war …

Doctor from Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital dies in Israeli prison
8 months, 1 week ago

Doctor from Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital dies in Israeli prison

Al Jazeera  

Groups advocating for Palestinian prisoners say Adnan al-Bursh, head of orthopaedics, died as a ‘result of torture’. Doctor at al-Shifa hospital says what he witnessed amounts to war crimes A prominent Palestinian doctor from Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital has died in an Israeli jail after more than four months of detention, according to the enclave’s health ministry and groups advocating for …

The thousands of Palestinians Israel arrests, tortures, holds even in death
8 months, 3 weeks ago

The thousands of Palestinians Israel arrests, tortures, holds even in death

Al Jazeera  

As Palestinians mark Prisoner’s Day, Israel continues to hold and mistreat thousands of Palestinian captives. As a Palestinian, I’m always thinking that the occupation forces see us all as terrorists.” ‘Always a target’ As a former prisoner, Nada is paying tribute to the thousands of Palestinians languishing in Israeli jails on Palestinian Prisoner’s Day, a national day commemorated annually on …

Terminally ill Palestinian prisoner Walid Daqqa dies in Israeli custody
9 months ago

Terminally ill Palestinian prisoner Walid Daqqa dies in Israeli custody

Al Jazeera  

Daqqa was arrested by Israel in 1986 for killing an Israeli soldier and has remained in prison since then. Daqqa was from Baqa al-Gharbiyye, a predominantly Palestinian city in Israel, and had served for 38 years in Israeli prisons, the commission added, before saying that he had died as a result of a “slow killing” policy carried out against ill …

‘They wanted to humiliate us’: Palestinian women allege abuse in Israeli custody
10 months ago

‘They wanted to humiliate us’: Palestinian women allege abuse in Israeli custody

LA Times  

Nabela, a Palestinian woman who says she was mistreated by Israeli forces during 47 days of detention, is photographed with her identity hidden at a United Nations shelter in Rafah in the Gaza Strip. “If we raised our heads or uttered any words, they beat us on the head.” Palestinians detained by Israeli forces in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas war …

Gaza Health Ministry says over 29,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel-Hamas war
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Gaza Health Ministry says over 29,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel-Hamas war

The Independent  

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Israeli forces kill two Palestinians in West Bank raid: Ministry
1 year ago

Israeli forces kill two Palestinians in West Bank raid: Ministry

The Hindu  

Israeli forces killed two Palestinians on December 26 in a raid on a refugee camp near the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. Violence across the West Bank has flared since the war between Israel and Hamas militants erupted in the Gaza Strip following an attack on Israel by the Islamist group on October 7. …

More than 200 dead in 24 hours in Gaza as Israeli raids turn ‘more intense’
1 year ago

More than 200 dead in 24 hours in Gaza as Israeli raids turn ‘more intense’

Al Jazeera  

Death toll in Gaza during the 11-week assault hits 20,258 while 53,688 others are wounded. At least 201 Palestinians have been killed and nearly 370 wounded by Israeli forces in the past 24 hours in Gaza as the assault on the besieged enclave nears its 12th week. Bombing in central Gaza’s Bureij refugee camp killed at least eight Palestinians, including …

Israeli troops kill 4 Palestinians in West Bank refugee camp: ministry
1 year ago

Israeli troops kill 4 Palestinians in West Bank refugee camp: ministry

The Hindu  

Israeli forces shot dead four Palestinians in a West Bank refugee camp on Monday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, taking the toll in the occupied territory to over 300 during the Gaza war. Mohammad Samir Milhem, 17, his brother Hikmat, 24, and Yazan Khatib, 20, were shot in the head by Israeli troops in the Al-Fara camp near Tubas, the …

Live updates | Gaza death toll tops 17,700 and Yemen rebels threaten ship traffic to Israel
1 year, 1 month ago

Live updates | Gaza death toll tops 17,700 and Yemen rebels threaten ship traffic to Israel

Associated Press  

The Palestinian death toll in Gaza from the Israel-Hamas war has surpassed 17,700, around two-thirds of them women and children, according to the Health Ministry in the Hamas-controlled territory. Currently: — U.S. vetoes U.N. resolution backed by many nations demanding immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza — ‘Shadows of children:’ For the youngest hostages, life moves forward in whispers — Bloodshed, …

Two strangers — a Palestinian and an Israeli — tell the story of a region’s pain
1 year, 1 month ago

Two strangers — a Palestinian and an Israeli — tell the story of a region’s pain

LA Times  

The two men have never met — they come from different worlds in this troubled land — but they share in war’s misery. “They constantly attack us,” Alzaarir said of the settlers, who, since the start of Israel’s war with the militant group Hamas, have become more violent and aggressive. “They’ve blocked us from all sides.” Malki Shem-Tov’s 21-year-old son, …

Hurt, scared but free now. Palestinian boy recalls abuse in Israeli prison
1 year, 1 month ago

Hurt, scared but free now. Palestinian boy recalls abuse in Israeli prison

Al Jazeera  

Mohammad Salhab Tamimi, 18, was returned to his family on Tuesday as part of an ongoing prisoner exchange deal. Hebron, occupied West Bank – After eight months in Israeli prisons without being charged or processed, 18-year-old Mohammad Salhab Tamimi was finally able to return to his family as part of an ongoing prisoner exchange deal. Shackled, kicked around, humiliated Luckily …

Photos: Hamas and Israel exchange more captives for prisoners
1 year, 1 month ago

Photos: Hamas and Israel exchange more captives for prisoners

Al Jazeera  

Hamas and Israel released more captives and prisoners under a fragile truce that held for a fifth day as international mediators in Qatar worked to extend it. Israel said on Tuesday that 10 of its citizens and two Thai nationals were freed by Hamas and had been returned to Israel, bringing the total number of freed captives to 86 from …

Israel arrests almost as many Palestinians as it has released during truce
1 year, 1 month ago

Israel arrests almost as many Palestinians as it has released during truce

Al Jazeera  

Over the first four days of Israel-Hamas prisoner exchange, Israel arrests 133 Palestinians while releasing 150. In the first four days of the ongoing truce between Israel and Hamas, which began on Friday, Israel released 150 Palestinian prisoners – 117 children and 33 women. Over the same four days, Israel arrested at least 133 Palestinians from East Jerusalem and the …

Who are the Palestinians in Israel’s prisons?
1 year, 1 month ago

Who are the Palestinians in Israel’s prisons?

The Economist  

The Economist explains | Locked up Who are the Palestinians in Israel’s prisons? Released Palestinian prisoners are greeted in the West Bank Video: Getty Images O ver the past four days, as part of a truce, Israel has released 117 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for 40 Israeli and 18 foreign hostages; those figures are due to reach 150 prisoners and …

Palestinian families rejoice over release of minors and women in wartime prisoner swap
1 year, 1 month ago

Palestinian families rejoice over release of minors and women in wartime prisoner swap

Associated Press  

BEITUNIA, West Bank — Over three dozen Palestinian prisoners returned home to a hero’s welcome in the occupied West Bank on Friday following their release from Israeli prisons as part of a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas. The release came on the first day of a four-day cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas during which the Gaza militants have …

Who are the Palestinian prisoners Israel released on Friday?
1 year, 1 month ago

Who are the Palestinian prisoners Israel released on Friday?

Al Jazeera  

Thirty-nine Palestinian women and children are expected to be released from Israeli jails on Friday during a pause in fighting. They are: Yousef Mohammad Mustafa Ata from Ramallah Qusai Hani Ali Ahmad from Bethlehem Jibreel Ghassan Ismail Jibreel from Qalqilya Mohammad Ahmad Suleiman Abu Rajab from al-Khalil Ahmad Nu’man Ahmad Abu Na’im from Ramallah Baraa Bilal Mahmoud Rabee from al-Khalil …

Hamas releases 24 captives from Gaza as Israel truce comes into effect
1 year, 1 month ago

Hamas releases 24 captives from Gaza as Israel truce comes into effect

Al Jazeera  

Israel releases 39 Palestinian prisoners in exchange as part of deal that includes a four-day truce in Gaza. The Palestinian armed group Hamas has released 24 hostages held captive in Gaza for almost seven weeks and Israel has released 39 Palestinian prisoners, hours after an Israel-Hamas truce mediated by Qatar came into effect. Among the captives released were 13 Israelis, …

Who are the Palestinian prisoners on Israel’s list for potential release?
1 year, 1 month ago

Who are the Palestinian prisoners on Israel’s list for potential release?

CNN  

CNN — Nearly seven weeks into the war, Israel and Hamas have agreed on a deal that would see the return of 150 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails in exchange for the release of at least 50 women and children held in Gaza, during a four-day pause in fighting, bringing hope to many families. The reasons behind the delay …

Who are the Palestinian prisoners on Israel’s list for potential release?
1 year, 1 month ago

Who are the Palestinian prisoners on Israel’s list for potential release?

CNN  

CNN — Nearly seven weeks into the war, Israel and Hamas have agreed on a deal that would see the return of 150 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails in exchange for the release of at least 50 women and children held in Gaza, during a four-day pause in fighting, bringing hope to many families. The reasons behind the delay …

Hamas, Israel leaders suggest deal is ‘close’ on captives, Gaza truce
1 year, 1 month ago

Hamas, Israel leaders suggest deal is ‘close’ on captives, Gaza truce

Al Jazeera  

Qatar-mediated deal could see Hamas exchange captives for Palestinian prisoners; US President Biden says ‘we’re now very close’. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has said a truce deal with Israel was close and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he hoped for “good news soon” about captives held by the Palestinian group, even as Israel’s bombardment of the Gaza Strip has continued …

Israeli raids kill 8 Palestinians in West Bank: ministry
1 year, 2 months ago

Israeli raids kill 8 Palestinians in West Bank: ministry

The Hindu  

Israeli forces on Friday killed seven Palestinians in raids across the West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, as violence surges in the occupied territory in tandem with the Gaza war. The Israeli army on Friday said its forces were "operating against Hamas" across the West Bank, with operations in Jenin and the northern city of Nablus. A Palestinian man, …

Why are so many Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails?
1 year, 3 months ago

Why are so many Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails?

Al Jazeera  

Four in 10 Palestinian men spend time in Israel jails. Two months after Israel occupied Palestinian and Arab territories in the 1967 war, its government issued Military Order 101 which essentially criminalised civic activities under the basis of “hostile propaganda and prohibition of incitement”. At least 700 Palestinian children under the age of 18 from the occupied West Bank are …

Israel urged to release Palestine prisoner diagnosed with cancer
1 year, 9 months ago

Israel urged to release Palestine prisoner diagnosed with cancer

Al Jazeera  

Palestinian rights group Addameer says Walid Daqqa’s health is deteriorating, accusing Israel of neglect. A Palestinian prisoner’s rights group is calling on Israeli authorities to release Walid Daqqa from prison, saying that his health is deteriorating. Addameer, a rights group that supports Palestinian prisoners, said the 61-year-old is in “dire need of urgent medical attention”. In December, a Palestinian prisoner, …

Palestinian dies after falling into coma while in Israeli custody
1 year, 11 months ago

Palestinian dies after falling into coma while in Israeli custody

Al Jazeera  

Palestinian prisoner group accuses Israel of negligence, saying Ahmad Abu Ali did not receive treatment for his disease. Ramallah, occupied West Bank – A Palestinian prisoner, who was rushed to a hospital after falling into a coma on Thursday night, has died in Israeli custody with two years of his 12-year sentence left. The Palestinian prisoner movement announced “a state …

Palestinian prisoner diagnosed with cancer dies in Israel custody
2 years ago

Palestinian prisoner diagnosed with cancer dies in Israel custody

Al Jazeera  

Palestinian officials and rights groups had long called for Nasser Abu Hmaid’s release after his diagnosis with a late stage of cancer. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said in a statement that Abu Hmaid was “martyred as a result of the policy of deliberate medical negligence” and held the Israeli occupation responsible. Abu Hmaid was diagnosed with an advanced stage …

Palestinian prisoner suffering from cancer ‘in his last days’
2 years, 3 months ago

Palestinian prisoner suffering from cancer ‘in his last days’

Al Jazeera  

Calls for the release of Nasser Abu Hmaid are increasing, but Israeli authorities have transferred him back to prison. Nasser Abu Hmaid’s family and prisoner groups said late last week that the 49-year-old was facing “his last days” based on an Israeli medical report they received from the Assaf Harofeh hospital near Tel Aviv, which recommended his immediate release from …

Palestinian female prisoner, 68, dies in Israeli jail
2 years, 6 months ago

Palestinian female prisoner, 68, dies in Israeli jail

Al Jazeera  

Saadia Farajallah, the oldest Palestinian female prisoner, died six months after Israeli forces arrested her in Hebron. Palestinian factions and human rights organisations denounced Farajallah’s death, saying she died as a result of the Israeli policy of medical negligence practised against Palestinian political prisoners. Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayya denounced Farajallah’s death, holding the Israeli occupation authorities fully responsible for …

Some 600 Palestinians held by Israel without charge, group says
2 years, 8 months ago

Some 600 Palestinians held by Israel without charge, group says

Al Jazeera  

So-called administrative detainees are held based on ‘secret evidence’, and are held for renewable six-month periods. Israel is holding about 600 Palestinian detainees without charge or trial, the highest number since 2016, an Israeli rights group said. HaMoked, an Israeli rights group that regularly gathers figures from prison authorities, said on Monday that as of May there were 604 detainees …

Infographic: How many Palestinians are imprisoned by Israel?
2 years, 8 months ago

Infographic: How many Palestinians are imprisoned by Israel?

Al Jazeera  

On April 17 every year, Palestinian Prisoner’s Day is commemorated to highlight the plight of those held in Israeli jails and their struggle for freedom against the Israeli occupation. Israeli authorities also issued more than 1,500 administrative detention orders – holding Palestinians without charge or trial, according to prisoners’ rights group Addameer. Of those: 530 are held without charge or …

Israel accused of negligence as former Palestinian prisoner dies
3 years, 3 months ago

Israel accused of negligence as former Palestinian prisoner dies

Al Jazeera  

Palestinian officials accuse Israel of ‘medical negligence’ after Hussein Masalmah dies of cancer months after release. Ramallah, Occupied West Bank – Former Palestinian prisoner Hussein Masalmah has died, seven months after being released from Israeli custody due to illness related to leukaemia, with Palestinian officials accusing Israeli authorities of “medical negligence” over his case. Similarly, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club said …

‘Lives gone’: Palestinians mark Prisoner’s Day
3 years, 8 months ago

‘Lives gone’: Palestinians mark Prisoner’s Day

Al Jazeera  

An estimated 4,500 Palestinians are languishing in jail, many for simply challenging Israel’s occupation. “The most important battle in Marwan’s life is the battle for education, so he devotes most of his time inside prison to educating the rest of the prisoners,” his brother Muqbil, 54, told Al Jazeera. ‘Wish them to die’ While the Palestinians and a large part …

Palestinian prisoners in Israel’s jails launch hunger strike
5 years, 9 months ago

Palestinian prisoners in Israel’s jails launch hunger strike

Al Jazeera  

About 30 inmates started the strike on Sunday, and up to 1,500 others will join them in the coming week. About 30 inmates started the strike on Sunday, and up to 1,500 others will join them in the coming week, the prisoners – including administrative detainees – said in a statement circulated by local media. According to Israel’s Public Security …

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