Palestinian detainee, father of a newborn, dies in Israeli prison
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Media sources report that Palestinian detainee Kareem Abu Saleh died while detained in an Israeli occupation prison.
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Palestinian martyr Kareem Abu Saleh. (X)
A Palestinian father of a newborn died on Saturday evening while being detained in Israeli occupation prisons.
Media sources reported that Kareem Abu Saleh, from the city of Sakhnin in the Palestinian territories occupied in 1948, was martyred as a result of a surge in Israeli occupation attacks and human rights violations against Palestinian detainees.
Abu Saleh was blessed with his firstborn two days before his martyrdom inside his cell in the occupation's prisons.
The detainee, who has been announced dead by Israeli authorities, has been identified as Kareem Abu Saleh.
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) April 27, 2024
He was detained only 10 days ago and had his first child two days ago. pic.twitter.com/AjS7srWPOQ
Previously, Abu Saleh had spent six years in detention before the Israeli occupation forces re-arrested him 10 days ago.
At least 17 Palestinian detainees have died inside Israeli occupation prisons since October 7, 2023, including from torture, medical negligence, and other medical crimes, a joint statement by the Detainees Affairs Commission and the Palestine Prisoners Society confirmed.
Over 8,000 Palestinians imprisoned in occupied territories since Oct 7
A joint report issued by the Palestinian Prisoners Affairs Authority and the Palestinian Prisoners Society revealed an alarming increase in the number of detainments since October 7, reaching 8,480.
The report primarily focused on detainments carried out against Palestinians in the occupied territories of the West Bank and al-Quds under various circumstances, including those detained from their homes, at military checkpoints, and those coerced into surrendering under pressure.
The data provided in the report comprises both current detainees and those who were subsequently released by Israeli occupation forces.
This comes as the situation in the occupied West Bank remains volatile, as Palestinian towns and cities continue to endure daily Israeli raids, often culminating in mass detention campaigns.
Confrontations with Israeli occupation forces have resulted in casualties, with some Palestinians martyred and others sustaining serious injuries.
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