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 jail while held without charge
A 17-year-old from the Israeli-occupied West Bank who was held in an Israeli prison for six months without being charged died after collapsing in unclear circumstances, becoming the first Palestinian teen to die in Israeli detention, officials said. Walid Ahmad was a healthy high schooler before his arrest in September for allegedly throwing stones at soldiers, his family said. Rights groups have documented widespread abuse in Israeli detention …
Palestinian from West Bank first detainee under 18 to die in Israeli prison: officials
A teenager from the West Bank who was held in an Israeli prison for six months without being charged died after collapsing in unclear circumstances, becoming the first Palestinian under 18 to die in Israeli detention, officials said.
17-year-old from the West Bank becomes the first Palestinian teenager to die in an Israeli prison
A 17-year-old from the West Bank who was held in an Israeli prison for six months without being charged died after collapsing in unclear circumstances, becoming the first Palestinian teen to die in Israeli detention, officials said.
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