Death of prisoners

A man stands near a small replica of the Israeli Nafha prison, complete with miniature barbed wire and a guardpost.

“Prisoners are alive but without life”

Rajaa Salah 19 July 2023

Yusri Atiya al-Masri is free after two decades in Israeli prison, but he still struggles with the consequences of years of medical neglect. Read more about “Prisoners are alive but without life”

A man with two small children

Khader Adnan, who yearned to live free, dies in Israeli prison

Tamara Nassar 2 May 2023

Veteran hunger striker fought Israeli detention until his last breath. Read more about Khader Adnan, who yearned to live free, dies in Israeli prison

Palestinian prisoner dies after “medical neglect”

Tamara Nassar 15 February 2023

Ahmad Abu Ali is the 235th Palestinian prisoner to die in Israeli custody since 1967. Read more about Palestinian prisoner dies after “medical neglect”

A woman holds up a phone with a picture of a man

Three Palestinians suspend hunger strikes

Tamara Nassar 23 November 2021

Palestinian dies after 13 years in Israeli prison. Read more about Three Palestinians suspend hunger strikes

Prisoner dies after 17 years in Israeli detention

Tamara Nassar 13 November 2020

One hundred Palestinian prisoners have tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19. Read more about Prisoner dies after 17 years in Israeli detention

Palestinian dies after 18 years in Israeli prison

Tamara Nassar 3 September 2020

Daoud al-Khatib had a few months left of his sentence before he died. Read more about Palestinian dies after 18 years in Israeli prison

Elderly Palestinian dies after 26 years in Israeli prison

Tamara Nassar 8 July 2020

Israel habitually arrests teens, deliberately disrupting their high school exams. Read more about Elderly Palestinian dies after 26 years in Israeli prison

A crowd of people turn their palms upward in prayer

Prisoners denied timely treatment dying in Israeli custody

Jaclynn Ashly 5 March 2020

More than 200 Palestinians have died because they did not receive adequate medical care while in jail. Read more about Prisoners denied timely treatment dying in Israeli custody

Man wears a cap standing in front of olive branches

Palestinian American researcher held by Israel

Tamara Nassar 5 December 2019

Palestinian dies in Israeli detention following years of medical neglect. Read more about Palestinian American researcher held by Israel

Two men, one of them holds an image of a man in a hospital bed

Palestinian with cancer dies in Israeli detention

Tamara Nassar 9 September 2019

Bassam al-Sayih was never granted a trial. Read more about Palestinian with cancer dies in Israeli detention