Brazil demands explanation over death of Brazilian-Palestinian teen in Israeli prison
Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called on the Israeli government to investigate the death of 17-year-old Walid Khalid Abdalla Ahmad in Israel’s Megiddo prison.
The ministry said “the circumstances and exact date of his death have not yet been clarified” and demanded “the necessary explanations from the Israeli government regarding the minor’s death”.
The ministry added that 11 Brazilians living in Palestine, “remain imprisoned in Israel, most of whom have not been formally charged or tried, in clear violation of international humanitarian law”.
The Arab Palestinian Federation of Brazil also mourning Ahmed’s “kidnapping and murder” in the “infamous Megiddo torture camp”.
Ahmad is the 63rd Palestinian to die in Israeli custody since October 7, 2023, according to local officials.
“israel” mantém 11 cidadãos brasileiros sequestrados em campos de tortura; maioria não tem acusação formal
Em nota excessivamente diplomática, o Itamaraty se posicionou sobre o assassinato do brasileiro-palestino Walid Khaled Abdullah Ahmed, 17 anos, sequestrado e assassinado… pic.twitter.com/uuxDhbOE8b
— FEPAL - Federação Árabe Palestina do Brasil (@FepalB) March 25, 2025
Translation: Israel keeps 11 Brazilian citizens kidnapped in torture camps; most have not been formally charged.
Israel relocated Palestinian prisoners from Sde Teiman rather than address abuses: Report
The Israeli military has transferred hundreds of Palestinian inmates to other prisons following pressure from Israel’s top court to improve conditions in the occupied West Bank’s Sde Teiman prison, according to Israeli human rights organisations.
HaMoked and Physicians for Human Rights-Israel told The Associated Press news agency that instead of correcting abuses including beatings, excessive handcuffing, and poor diet and healthcare, prisoners were transferred to the Ofer and Anatot detention centres where conditions were no better.
“What we’ve seen is the erosion of the basic standards for humane detention,” said Jessica Montell, the director of HaMoked, one of the rights groups petitioning the Israeli government to fix the problem once and for all.
The Israeli military told the AP that it complies with international law and “completely rejects allegations regarding the systematic abuse of detainees”.
Health crisis looming at Israel’s Megiddo prison: Palestinian monitor
The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) has warned a health crisis is looming at Israel’s Megiddo prison “due to extremely unsanitary conditions”, causing scabies and other skin diseases to spread.
The statement comes two days after Israeli authorities announced the death of 17-year-old detainee Walid Ahmad. Defense for Children International said Ahmad suffered from scabies and amoebic dysentery and died after collapsing and hitting his head on a railing.
“Ahmad was one of hundreds of children who continue to be detained across three central prisons, specifically Megiddo, Ofer, and Damon prisons, where all Palestinian minors face similar conditions,” the PPS said.
“The occupation’s prison system deliberately deprives prisoners, including children and women, of the basic elements that could stop the spread of diseases,” it added, calling on the World Health Organization, humanitarian groups and governments to “intervene urgently”.
