Medical neglect, torture killed 2 Palestinian prisoners: Israeli Media
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Palestinian organizations focusing on prisoners' rights accuse the Israeli occupation of "assassinating" Palestinians held in occupation prisons.
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Posters mourning Palestinian martyr Abdul Rahman Al-Bahsh after he died in Israeli prisons in January 2024 (Social media)
The Israeli newspaper Haaretz published on Tuesday the forensic findings regarding two Palestinian prisoners who were martyred in Israeli prisons following Operation Al-Aqsa Flood on October 7, 2023.
According to the outlet, Mohammed Al-Sabbar, 21, an administrative detainee who was martyred in February, died due to Israeli medical neglect, as he had been suffering from a severe illness without receiving adequate medical attention.
Meanwhile, bruises found on the body of Abdulrahman Al-Bahsh, 23, indicate possible torture he was subjected to during his time in Israeli prisons.
Al-Sabbar has been detained since May 2022 and has been denied medical treatment in the Israeli prison despite suffering from health issues related to the stomach and intestines, requiring specialized treatment and specific dietary needs.
Read more: Israeli forces abusing, torturing Palestinian prisoners, PPC reports
Palestinian organizations focusing on prisoners' rights have accused "Israel" of committing two crimes against al-Sabar; his continued arbitrary detention under a "secret file" pretext, and a medical crime involving denial of treatment. He is the eighth prisoner to die in Israeli custody since October 7, 2023.
Abdul Rahman Al-Bahsh, from Nablus, was martyred in the Israeli "Megiddo" prison, where he had been detained since May 31, 2022, with a 35-month sentence. He was the first prisoner to die in Israeli prisons in 2024.
The number of detainees who have died in Israeli prisons since October 7 now stands at 10, including three from Gaza.
