Palestinian teenager who died in Israeli prison showed signs of starvation, medical report says
- A Palestinian teenager, Walid Ahmad, likely died in an Israeli prison due to starvation, according to Dr. Daniel Solomon, who observed the autopsy.
- Ahmad showed signs of extreme malnutrition and untreated colitis, with his family reporting inadequate food since December, according to the prison medical clinic.
- Rights groups assert widespread abuse and medical neglect in Israeli prisons, affecting thousands of Palestinian detainees since the start of the war.
- Ahmad's family has not received a death certificate and hopes the autopsy report will help them recover his body for burial, as stated by his father, Khalid Ahmad.
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Starvation May Have Led To Palestinian Teen's Death In Israeli Jail: Doctor
Starvation was likely the leading cause of death for a Palestinian teenager who died in an Israeli prison, according to an Israeli doctor who observed the autopsy. Seventeen-year-old Walid Ahmad, who had been held for six months without being charged, suffered from extreme malnutrition, and also showed signs of inflammation of the colon and scabies, said a report written by Dr. Daniel Solomon, who watched the autopsy, conducted by Israeli expert…
17-year-old Palestinian child prisoner starved to death by Israeli prison guards
Walid Khalid Abdullah Ahmad, 17, died while held in Israeli custody in Megiddo prison in northern Israel on the morning of March 22 after collapsing in the prison yard, according to documentation collected by Defense for Children International - Palestine.

Starvation suspected in death of Palestinian teenager held in Israeli prison
Walid Ahmad, who was held for six months without being charged, is the youngest Palestinian prisoner to die in an Israeli prison since the start of the Gaza war.
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