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Elderly Palestinian Political Prisoner Killed in Israeli Occupation Prisons
Palestinian Prisoner’s Society & Commission of Detainees’ Affairs
October 20, 2025
Ramallah, occupied Palestine – Israeli occupation authorities have disclosed the martyrdom of 69-year-old Palestinian political prisoner Kamel Mohammed Mahmoud Al-Ajrami who was abducted from the Gaza Strip on October 25, 2024 – less than a year ago.
Al-Ajrami was married and was a father to six children. He passed away at the occupation’s Soroka Hospital on October 10, 2025, after being held in Naqab Prison.
The Commission of Detainees' Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) confirmed that Al-Ajrami is the latest martyr of the prisoners’ movement killed in Israeli occupation prisons due to systematic practices that have escalated to unprecedented levels since the start of the genocide. His killing, just one day after that of detainee Mahmoud Abdullah from Jenin camp, highlights a new peak in brutality—the bloodiest phase in the movement’s history.
The Commission and the PPS stressed that the crimes committed against detainees are a direct extension of the genocide, as confirmed by the testimonies of hundreds of released prisoners, documenting torture, starvation, medical neglect, and sexual assault. The testimonies of detainees from Gaza remain the most horrifying, reflecting an unprecedented level of brutality by the Israeli prison system.
The two institutions added that the announcement of Al-Ajrami’s martyrdom comes at a time when the minister Itamar Ben-Gvir continues to call for the enactment of a law to execute prisoners, tying the fate of his fascist government to its approval.
With Al-Ajrami’s killing, the number of martyred Palestinian political prisoners since the start of the genocide has risen to 80 people, with dozens of others whose bodies have forcibly disappeared. This period is witnessing the highest levels of bloodshed since 1967. The total number of identified martyred prisoners since 1967 stands at 317 people, while the number of prisoner bodies held by the occupation has reached 88, including 77 bodies held since the war.
The institutions emphasized that the accelerating pace of killing among prisoners in this unprecedented manner proves that the Israeli prison system continues to implement a policy of slow killing. Not a month passes without the death of a new prisoner. With the continuation of daily crimes inside the prisons, the number of martyrs is expected to rise, especially as thousands of detainees are held in conditions that lack even the minimum standards of life, subjected to systematic violations including: torture, starvation, physical and sexual assaults, medical neglect, and the spread of infectious diseases—chief among them scabies—alongside unprecedented policies of deprivation and dispossession.
The institutions also pointed to field executions carried out against dozens of detainees, with the recently returned bodies after the ceasefire providing undeniable evidence of the level of criminality inflicted on them on the ground.
The Commission and the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society hold the Israeli occupation authorities fully responsible for the martyrdom of detainee Al-Ajrami, and renewed their call to the international human rights system to take effective measures to hold occupation leaders accountable for the war crimes committed against detainees and the Palestinian people. They called for the imposition of clear international sanctions that would isolate the occupation, restore the role of the international rights system to its original purpose, and put an end to the horrifying paralysis it has shown during the genocide. They also demanded an end to the exceptional immunity still granted to the occupation by some international powers, as if it were an entity above the law and accountability.
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? Palestinian Detainee in West Bank Martyred in Occupation’s Custody
Commission of Detainees’ Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner's Society
October 19, 2025
Ramallah, occupied Palestine – Israeli occupation authorities have disclosed to Palestinian officials the martyrdom of Palestinian political detainee, 49-year-old Mahmoud Talal Abdullah, from the Jenin Refugee Camp on Sunday while he was held at the occupation’s Assaf Harofeh Hospital.
Abdullah was arrested by occupation forces on February 1, 2025. After his arrest, his health condition deteriorated significantly, and it was later revealed that he had advanced-stage cancer. He was transferred from Megiddo Prison, then Gilboa Prison, and later to the Ramleh Prison Clinic. Despite medical tests confirming his cancer diagnosis at an advanced stage, the occupation refused to release him and kept him in custody until he died. He died just one day after being transferred to Assaf Harofeh Hospital.
Abdullah was a former prisoner who was detained during the Second Intifada in 2002, spending two years behind bars. Before his latest arrest, he suffered from health problems and was undergoing treatment. His re-arrest deprived him of completing his medical care.
The Commission of Detainees’ Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner's Society hold the occupation authorities fully responsible for the martyrdom of detainee Mahmoud Abdullah. His martyrdom adds to a series of complex crimes committed by the occupation system, as part of a systematic policy of killing prisoners, within the framework of an ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people. This crime is a direct continuation of the testimonies of hundreds of released prisoners, which document systematic torture and violations, considered crimes against humanity and war crimes, confirming that what takes place inside the prisons is part of a part of the genocide.
With the killing of detainee Mahmoud Abdullah, the number of identified martyred Palestinian prisoners since the beginning of the genocide has risen to 79 people, amid ongoing crimes of forced disappearance affecting dozens of detainees. This current phase marks the deadliest period in the history of the prisoners’ movement since 1967. According to documented data from prisoners’ organizations, the number of known prisoner martyrs has reached 316 people, and the number of withheld bodies (before and after the war) has risen to 87 people, including 76 people since the war began.
The two institutions emphasized that the accelerating pace of prisoner killings in this unprecedented manner confirms once again that the Israeli prison system continues to implement a policy of slow killing. Not a month goes by without the announcement of a new martyr among the detainees. With daily crimes ongoing inside prisons, the number of martyrs is expected to rise, especially as thousands of detainees are held in conditions lacking the most basic necessities of life, and are exposed to systematic violations, including: torture, starvation, physical and sexual assault, medical neglect, spread of infectious diseases, particularly scabies as well as unprecedented levels of deprivation and punitive measures.
In addition to all this, there have also been field executions of dozens of detainees. The images of bodies recently returned after the ceasefire serve as clear evidence of the level of brutality inflicted on numerous prisoners in the field.
The PPS and the Commission call on the international human rights system to take effective measures to hold the leaders of the occupation accountable. They called for the imposition of clear international sanctions that would isolate the occupation, restore the true role of the human rights system, and put an end to its paralyzing state of inaction during the genocide. They also demanded an end to the exceptional impunity granted to the occupation by certain global powers—treating it as if it were above the law and accountability.
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Martyrdom of 22-year-old Palestinian Political Prisoner Held Without Trial or Charge
Commission of Detainees’ Affairs & Palestinian Prisoners Society
October 7, 2025
Ramallah, occupied Palestine - Israeli occupation authorities have revealed to the General Authority for Civil Affairs the martyrdom of 22-year-old Palestinian detainee Ahmad Hatem Mohammad Khdeirat. From the town of al-Thahiriyeh in Hebron in the southern occupied West Bank, Khdeirat was arrested on May 23, 2024. He was held without trial or charge despite his chronic diabetes and was placed in inhumane conditions in the notorious Naqab Prison for most of his detention.
In recent months, Khdeirat’s health severely deteriorated after contracting scabies skin disease, which caused intense itching and repeated seizures. He also suffered from severe hunger episodes, dangerously low blood sugar due to his condition, and extreme difficulty moving or meeting his daily needs. His weight dropped to about 40 kilograms. According to a lawyer who visited him in August, Khdeirat had been unable to get out of bed for two months.
The Commission of Detainees Affairs’ and the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society emphasized that Khdeirat’s martyrdom adds to the list of compound crimes committed by the occupation system, as part of its ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people and its policy of killing prisoners and detainees.
With Khdeirat’s killing, the number of martyrs from the prisoners’ movement since the beginning of the genocide has risen to 78 people, and this number includes only those whose identities have been confirmed, amid the ongoing crime of enforced disappearance affecting dozens of detainees. This phase marks the bloodiest period in the history of the prisoners’ movement since 1967, with the number of confirmed martyred prisoners reaching 315 people, according to documented data from prisoners’ institutions.
The two institutions confirmed that the continued and unprecedented rise in the number of prisoner killings proves once again that the occupation’s prison system is persistently implementing a policy of slow killing. Not a month goes by without a new martyr being recorded among the prisoners. With the continuation of daily crimes inside prisons, the number of martyrs is expected to rise, as thousands remain detained in conditions lacking the most basic requirements of life, constantly subjected to systematic crimes including: torture, starvation, physical and sexual assault, medical crimes, and the spread of infectious diseases, primarily scabies, in addition to unprecedented policies of deprivation and abuse.
The Commission and the PPS hold the occupation authorities fully responsible for Khdeirat’s martyrdom and renewed their call to the international human rights system to take serious decisions and actions to hold the leaders of the occupation accountable for war crimes committed against prisoners and the Palestinian people. They also called for the imposition of clear international sanctions to isolate the occupation, restore the role of the human rights system for which it was established, end the horrifying paralysis that has gripped it during the genocide, and put an end to the exceptional impunity still granted to the occupation by international powers — as if it were a state above the law, beyond accountability and justice.
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20-year-old Palestinian Dies Days After He Was Shot & Arrested by Israeli Occupation Forces
Palestinian Prisoner's Society & the Commission of Detainees' Affairs
August 25, 2025
Ramallah, occupied West Bank – Israeli occupation authorities have announced the martyrdom of the wounded Palestinian political prisoner, 20-year-old Musab Abdelmoneim al-Ayadeh, while he was hospitalized at the Shaare Zedek Israeli hospital in occupied Jerusalem.
Al-Ayadeh was shot by occupation forces in his hometown of Hebron in the southern occupied West Bank just four days ago - on August 21. He was then taken into custody despite his severe injuries, and brought before a military court on Sunday, August 24, at "Ofer" prison, which extended his detention.
The information of his killing was passed on to the Palestinian General Authority of Civil Affairs, which in turn informed the Commission of Detainees’ Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) who informed his family.
lsraeli occupation forces intended to execute al-Ayadeh when they shot him days ago, as had occurred with many other Palestinians who were killed. It later became evident that he was taken into custody and was being held at Shaare Zedek Hospital.
The killing of Al-Ayadeh adds yet another entry to the ever-growing record of Israeli brutality—field executions chief among them—which have reached unprecedented levels amid a genocide now almost in its second year.
The sharp and accelerating rise in the direct and indirect killing of detainees held in the Israeli occupation’s custody underscores its ongoing savagery. The prison system, in particular, has been fully weaponized as a tool of repression and extermination, systematically deployed to extinguish Palestinian lives behind bars. Not a single month passes without another name added to the long and growing list of martyred prisoners, a grim reflection of a regime that has normalized death as a function of its carceral machinery.
As prison crimes persist, the number of martyred prisoners is set to rise, with thousands held in conditions unfit for human life. Detainees face daily torture, starvation, assault, medical neglect, sexual violence, and deliberate exposure to infectious diseases like scabies. These are part of a broader system of deprivation designed to destroy from within.
With the martyrdom of the injured detainee al-Ayadeh, the number of identified martyred political prisoners since the beginning of the genocide rises to 77 people. Many others remain subject to enforced disappearances. This marks the bloodiest chapter in the history of the Palestinian prisoners’ movement, with 314 documented prisoner martyrs since 1967. The occupation continues to withhold 85 bodies, 74 of them killed since the start of the genocide.
We urge the human rights system to hold occupation leaders accountable, impose clear sanctions, and end the ongoing inaction that has enabled these crimes. If Israel continues to operate with impunity, as if above law and justice, these crimes will only continue and escalate, and the blood of Palestinians will only continue to be spilled.
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? Palestinian Political Prisoner Held Without Trial or Charge Killed in Occupation Prisons
Commission of Detainees’ Affairs & Palestinian Prisoner’s Society
August 3, 2025
Ramallah, Palestine – 20-year-old Palestinian political detainee Saeed Tazaz’a from Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank has been martyred in the Israeli occupation’s prison, Megiddo, where he was being held without trial or charge since May 6, 2025.
Occupation authorities, like in most cases, refused to provide details about how he was killed. The Commission of Detainees’ Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) hold the Israeli occupation fully responsible for his killing, and renew their demands for international human rights institutions to launch impartial investigations into the killings of dozens of prisoners since the start of the genocide.
Megiddo Prison is one of the most notorious Israeli prisons where serious crimes are continuously occurring.
The Commission and the PPS noted that, with the martyrdom of Tazaz’a, the number of identified martyred prisoners since the onset of the genocide has risen to 76 people, including 46 detainees abducted from Gaza. This brings the number of identified martyred prisoners since the occupation of 1967 to 313 people, making this the most violent period in the history of the prisoners’ movement.
The two institutions emphasized that the unprecedented escalation in the death toll of prisoners confirms once again that the occupation's prison system continues to implement a policy of slow killing against them. Not a month goes by without a new martyr from the prisoner movement. With the ongoing perpetration of crimes inside prisons, the number of martyrs is likely to rise as more time passes, with thousands of prisoners and detainees being held in conditions that lack the most basic necessities of life. They are subjected daily to systematic crimes, most notably torture, starvation, assaults of all kinds, medical crimes, sexual assaults, and the deliberate imposition of conditions that lead to serious and contagious diseases, most notably scabies. This is in addition to the unprecedented severity of the policies of dispossession and deprivation.
The two organizations note that while the world is demanding the release of the occupation's prisoners, it is ignoring the continued systematic killing of our prisoners and the crimes of torture that are beyond description.
The international human rights system must take effective decisions to hold the occupation leaders accountable for the war crimes they are committing against our people, and to impose clear sanctions that isolate the occupation internationally, restore the human rights system to its fundamental role for which it was established, put an end to the terrifying state of impotence that afflicted it during the war of extermination, and end the state of exceptional immunity that the world grants to the occupying state, as if it is above the law, accountability and responsibility.