A total of 222 Palestinians have been martyred in Israeli custody since 1967, a year when first Palestinian was martyred under custody, according to t
A total of 222 Palestinians have been martyred in Israeli custody since 1967, a year when first Palestinian was martyred under custody, according to the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS).
Sami Abu Dyak, a cancer patient who was in jail for the last 17 years, was the latest victim pronounced dead on Nov. 26.
Abu Dyak, 37, from Silat ad-Dhahr in the West Bank’s Jenin province, was arrested in July 2002 and sentenced to three life sentences with an additional 30 years. He was accused of carrying out “armed operations against the Israeli army”.
The martyr had been suffering from abdominal cancer for the past four years. He was not able to sleep or eat normally due to severe pain. He could only move in a wheelchair and needed special care.
In 2019, five Palestinian prisoners died including Sami Abu Dyak, Faris Baroud, Omar Awni Younis, Nassar Taqatqa and Bassam al-Sayeh, according to the PPS.
Turkish aid agency embraces Palestinian families left homeless by Israeli attacks
The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA), Turkey’s state aid agency, delivered aid to 1,100 Palestinian families who were left destitute and desperate after the horrifying attacks by occupying Israeli forces.With the collaboration of the Palestinian Ministry of Social Development in Gaza, TIKA has distributed a great deal of aid, including 500 food boxes, 500 pillows, 500 mattresses, 300 bags of kitchen utensils, 300 propane tanks and 300 cookers to the oppressed families.‘’We are grateful to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the representative of Muslim nations, and Turkish citizens for their support to the Palestinian people,’’ said Hammad Abu Shabab (70), whose home was destroyed during an Israeli attack and now has to live with his family in a container.‘’I don’t have money even to cover my family’s basic needs. My children still haven’t had breakfast. We are trying to survive under terrible economic conditions in Gaza. We are really very grateful to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Turks for their help,” Muhammed es-Sirfi, another Palestinian victim said.Earlier in November, the Israeli rights group, B’Tselem, said that in the period between 2006 and Oct. 31 this year, Israel demolished at least 1,489 Palestinian residential units in the West Bank, not including East Jerusalem, causing 6,508 people — including at least 3,264 minors — homeless.Galeri: Turkish aid agency embraces Palestinian families left homeless by Israeli attacks
– Faris Baroud
Faris Baroud, 51, from Gaza City’s Al-Shati refugee camp, suddenly died on Feb. 6 after he was transferred from an Israeli detention facility to a hospital.
Baroud suffered from medical negligence during his detention as he was suffering from several health issues — including asthma and stomach problems.
He was arrested in 1991 and sentenced for life for his alleged involvement in the death of an Israeli settler.
– Omar Younis
Omar Awni Younis, 20, from Sanniriya town in the West Bank’s province of Qalqilya, was martyred at a hospital on April 27, as he succumbed to his wounds inflicted by the Israeli army.
He was injured in the same month while allegedly trying to carry out a stabbing operation near Nablus city.
– Nassar Taqatqa
On July 16, the PPS said 31-year-old Nassar Taqatqa died due to torture by Israeli forces.
Taqatqa was arrested on June 19, 2019, after Israeli special forces stormed his house in Beit Fujjar town in Bethlehem province and was transferred to the Maskubiyya Investigation Center in Jerusalem and later to the Jalameh Investigation Center near Jenin.
According to his family, Taqatqa did not suffer any medical or health problems when he was arrested.
The PPS quoted other Palestinian detainees as saying that Taqatqa was beaten and tied to a bed at Megiddo prison in northern Israel.
He was then taken to Ramleh Hospital in central Israel, where he was pronounced dead.
– Bassam al-Sayeh
Bassam Al-Sayeh, 47, suffered from bone and blood cancer and other acute health problems. He died at Assaf Harofeh Israeli hospital in September.
The Israeli army arrested al-Sayeh on Oct. 8, 2015, while he was attending a trial of his wife, who was then detained and charged with “involvement in the killing of an Israeli officer and his wife.”
According to the PPS, a total of 222 Palestinians have been martyred in Israeli custody since 1967.
This includes 73 detainees martyred due to torture in Israeli prisons, 67 martyred as a result of deliberate medical negligence, 75 as a result of intentional murder after their arrests and seven others as a result of direct shooting under custody.
According to Palestinian figures, roughly 5,700 Palestinians — including 200 children and 40 women — are languishing in Israeli detention facilities.