83 Palestinian prisoners killed during Aqsa uprising

Rasa - 83 Palestinian prisoners and detainees died during the Aqsa uprising in September 2000 due to either medical neglect, torture, or assassination.

News ID: 1274

Date: 01 October 2014 - 00:11

RNA - The Palestinian prisoners center for studies said on Monday that 206 Palestinian prisoners have died in Israeli jails since 1967, 83 of them was killed during the Aqsa uprising.

24 prisoners died in Israeli jails due to medical neglect, while three were tortured to death. Another one was shot dead in Negev prison while a second one was burned to death.

54 Palestinians were directly shot dead during their detention despite the fact that they did not pose any threat to Israeli forces.

In 2002, 25 prisoners died in Israeli jails, most of them were deliberately shot by Israeli soldiers shortly after their arrest.

Dozens of Palestinian detainees suffering from chronic diseases also died shortly after their release from Israeli jails because they did not receive proper medical care inside jails.

The center called on human rights groups to necessarily reveal the real reasons behind the death of 206 Palestinian prisoners during their detention and provide protection for the Palestinians in Israeli jails.

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