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Palestinian teen died in Israeli prison after suffering ‘likely prolonged malnutrition’, autopsy finds

CNN — A 17-year-old Palestinian boy died following “likely prolonged malnutrition” in an Israeli prison, according to an autopsy carried out by an Israeli pathologist. The teenager, Walid Khalid Ahmad, is the first minor to have died in Israeli custody since the conflict between Hamas and Israel started in October 2023, according to the Palestinian …

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Egypt Independent April 7, 2025

‘They told me to strip.’ Former Palestinian detainee says he was sexually abused in an Israeli prison

Editor’s Note: This story contains graphic and disturbing descriptions of sexual violence. Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Gaza and Jerusalem, Tel Aviv ( CNN — Ibrahim Salem, 34, said he felt a deep sense …

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Egypt Independent August 26, 2024

Leading Gaza surgeon Adnan Al-Bursh dies in Israeli prison

CNN — A prominent surgeon in Gaza has died in an Israeli prison after being held for more than four months, according to Palestinian prisoners’ groups, which decried his death as part of a “systematic targeting” of health care workers. Dr. Adnan Al-Bursh, head of orthopedics at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, was declared dead by Israeli prison authorities …

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Egypt Independent May 4, 2024