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Palestinian detainee from Gaza dies after transfer from Israeli prison

A 51-year-old Palestinian prisoner from the Gaza Strip has died in Israeli custody, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society.

It said Ashraf Muhammad Fakhri Abd Abu Wardah died earlier today in the Soroka Medical Center in Israel after being transferred from Ktziot Prison in the Negev Desert two days earlier.

He had been detained since November 20, 2023, and according to his family, he had no prior health issues. There have been numerous testimonies, accounts and videos of physical and sexual abuse taking place inside Israeli prisons.

This raises the number of Palestinian prisoners who have died in Israeli custody since the start of the war on Gaza to at least 50, marking the highest death toll in the history of the Palestinian prisoners’ movement since 1967.

As of early December, the confirmed number of Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons was more than 10,300, including 90 women and at least 345 children, according to the organisation.


Clashes as Israeli forces raid towns, cities across occupied West Bank

Here’s where the raids occurred overnight, according to Palestinian media:

  • The town of Hazma, where Israeli forces arrested former prisoner Qais al-Khatib
  • The Qalandiya refugee camp, north of Jerusalem
  • The town of Hama, south of the city of Jenin, triggering clashes with Palestinian fighters
  • The city and old city of Nablus, with the sound of gunfire heard
  • The Aqbat Jabr refugee camp, southwest of Jericho
  • The town of Silwad, east of Ramallah
  • The town of Hajjah, near the city of Qalqilya

Israeli forces carry out more raids in the occupied West Bank

Israeli forces have arrested a Palestinian in the town of Tuqu southeast of Bethlehem after another raid, according to the Wafa news agency.

A 38-year-old was arrested in the occupied territory after homes were searched and ransacked in the town.

Multiple towns and villages were stormed by Israeli forces in the Ramallah and el-Bireh governorate. Local sources quoted by the official agency said in addition to Silwad, places like Shuqba, Rantis and Kafr Aqab were also hit, with many homes raided.

Israeli military vehicles were recorded during a raid south of Nablus as well.


Settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, singing and dancing

A group of settlers have stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound while dancing and performing Talmudic rituals as Jewish people continue to celebrate Hanukkah.

Multiple settlers filmed themselves as they made their way into the courtyards and performed rituals.

This comes two days after Israeli far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir tightened military presence around the area in order to enter the compound and perform prayers under armed guard. The office of the prime minister said after the latest provocative visit by Ben-Gvir that the status quo of the compound has not changed.