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RAMALLAH, Oct 19 (KUNA) -- The Palestinian General Authority of Civil Affairs announced on Sunday the death of 49-year-old detainee Mahmoud Abdullah from Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.
In a joint statement, Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS) stated that Abdullah, who had been held by Israeli occupation since February, his health deteriorated sharply in recent weeks before being diagnosed with advanced cancer.
He was transferred between several Israeli occupation prisons, before passing away at Assaf Harofeh Hospital.
Despite his critical condition and confirmed medical diagnosis, Israeli occupation refused to release him, keeping him under detention until his death, just one day after he was moved to the hospital.
The statement added that Abdullah had been suffering from health issues prior to his arrest and was undergoing treatment, but his detention prevented him from continuing medical care.
The commission and PPS confirmed that Abdullah's death adds to the series of crimes carried out by the Israeli occupation against Palestinian detainees, as part of its ongoing genocidal war.
They emphasized that testimonies from hundreds of former prisoners document systematic torture and abuse, which constitute crimes against humanity and war crimes, affirming that what occurs inside the prisons is part of the ongoing all-out genocidal war.
With Abdullah's death, the number of Palestinian prisoners and detainees who have died in Israeli occupation custody since the start of the war has risen to 79, the statement added that the remains of 87 prisoners - including 76 since the war began - remain withheld by Israeli occupation. (pickup previous)
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