US EditionA Palestinian from the West Bank is first detainee under 18 to die in Israeli prison, officials say
- Walid Ahmad, a 17-year-old from the West Bank, died on March 23 after collapsing in a prison yard while being held in an Israeli prison.
- Ahmad was arrested in September for allegedly throwing stones at soldiers and had been held for six months without charges, with several brief court appearances delaying his trial until April 21.
- According to eyewitness accounts from other prisoners, Ahmad collapsed and struck his head, with reports suggesting he may have been suffering from dysentery amid widespread concerns about unsanitary conditions and potential disease spread within the detention facility.
- Walid's father, who remembers his son saying "Don't worry about me," noticed his son's poor health during a February court session, and other prisoners reported that Walid was suffering from dysentery.
- Ahmad's death, the first of a Palestinian teen in Israeli detention, highlights concerns from rights groups about widespread abuse and deteriorating conditions in Israeli prisons, where thousands of Palestinians have been rounded up since the Oct. 7, 2023, attack, with 63 Palestinian prisoners from the West Bank or Gaza having died in Israeli custody since the start of the war.
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Palestinian Teen Dies in Israeli Custody After Six Months Without Charges - Quds News Network
Occupied West Bank (Quds News Network) A 17-year-old Palestinian from the West Bank died in Israeli custody after collapsing under unclear circumstances, marking the first death of a Palestinian under 18 in Israeli detention. Walid Ahmad had been held for six months without formal charges following his arrest in September 2024. He was accused of ‘throwing stones at Israeli forces’, but no trial date had been set. Before his arrest, Walid was a h…
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