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Ex-Palestinian prisoner dies after ‘medical crimes’ committed by Israel: Prisoners’ groups

The Commission of Prisoners’ Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) say former Palestinian prisoner Ismail Taqatqa was subjected to “systematic medical crimes in the Israeli occupation prisons” which led to his death.

Taqatqa died in Jordan this morning, five months after his release from prison, as it was discovered that he was suffering from leukaemia, the groups said in a statement.

“… Taqatqa is a new victim of the systematic medical crimes practised by the brutal prison system against thousands of prisoners who were and are being subjected to systematic torture in an unprecedented manner since the beginning of the war of extermination,” the statement added.



Israel blocks UN probe into Hamas sexual crimes to avoid inquiry into abuse of Palestinian prisoners: Report

Israel is blocking the United Nations from investigating sexual crimes committed by Hamas during its October 7 attack, fearing it would require granting access to probe allegations of sexual violence against Palestinians in Israeli detention, according to the Haaretz newspaper.

UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict Pramila Patten has requested permission to investigate Hamas’s alleged crimes, the Israeli publication said. However, she stipulated that her team must also be allowed to access Israeli detention facilities to examine claims of sexual violence by Israeli soldiers, the newspaper noted.

Israel has refused the request, according to Haaretz.

Patten’s office warned that Israel’s resistance to UN investigations into alleged crimes attributed to it could backfire, according to representatives of the Israel Women’s Network, who met with Patten’s team in New York last month.

The representatives further said they were told that Israel’s approach could result in its inclusion on the UN’s blacklist of entities responsible for sexual violence in conflicts, while Hamas could remain off the list. Another source familiar with the matter confirmed these details to Haaretz.