A tenth Palestinian has died in Zionist occupation prisons since the start of the war on 7 October, the Palestinian Detainees Affairs Authority and the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) confirmed on 23 February.
The detainee is from Gaza and died due to torture in the Zionist prison of Ramla. His name has not been announced, as his family has not yet been notified.
Wafa News Agency reports the detainee had a pre-existing disability before his abduction by occupation forces. He was transferred to Ramla prison about a month ago while in critical condition due to wounds resulting from torture, according to a lawyer who recently visited detainees at the prison.
Palestinian detainees in Ramla informed the lawyer that the detainee had passed away last Tuesday after being transferred to the hospital. The detainee was subject to forced disappearance, as the prison administration did not make an official announcement about his death or acknowledge his detention.
The two advocacy organizations stated that the increase in the deaths of Palestinians in occupation prisons since 7 October represents a decision by occupation authorities to kill detainees through the use of torture, systematic retaliatory measures, and medical negligence.
On 21 February, Palestinian detainee Khaled al-Shawish, 53, died in the Zionist prison of Nafha.
Shawish had been detained since 28 May 2007 and was issued 11 life sentences.
He was first detained in 1993 after being kidnapped by an undercover Zionist special force. He was released four years later without being charged with a crime.
In 2001, occupation forces shot Shawash during a gunfight, paralyzing him. Six years later, occupation forces detained him again and sentenced him to life in prison for organizing attacks against Zionist settlers.
In addition to the ten detainees who have died, the occupation has detained nearly 7,000 Palestinians since 7 October, subjecting them to regular torture, beatings, isolation, and denial of fundamental rights.
Two hundred forty-six Palestinian prisoners have died in Zionist prisons since the occupation of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, in 1967.
source: The Cradle