20-year-old Palestinian detainee dies in "Israeli" prison

The Palestinian Civil Affairs Authority informed the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoners Club on Sunday of the death of 20-year-old administrative detainee Ahmad Saeed Salah Tazaz’a from Jenin in “Israel’s” Megiddo prison.

He had been held since May 6, 2025. No details were provided about the circumstances of his death.

The two organizations said Tazaz’a’s name has been added to the growing list of Palestinian detainees who have died amid what they called a systematic campaign by “Israel’s” prison system, through torture, medical neglect, and starvation, especially since the start of the ongoing war in Gaza. 

They noted that Megiddo prison, where Tazaz’a was held, has seen particularly grave violations, including the spread of scabies, which they described as a tool of slow execution used by the prison administration.

Tazaz’a’s death brings the number of known detainees who have died since the war began on October 7 to 76, and the total number of Palestinians who have died in "Israeli" custody since 1967 to 313, according to documented data. Many others remain forcibly disappeared, the report said.

The Commission and the Prisoners Club warned of a continued and deliberate policy of “slow killing” inside prisons, stressing that almost every month now sees the death of at least one detainee due to abuse, neglect, or medical mistreatment.

They described the death of Tazaz’a as part of a broader campaign of "Israeli" brutality against detainees, and held the occupation fully responsible.

They urged international human rights bodies to take concrete action to hold "Israeli" officials accountable for what they described as war crimes, and to end the exceptional impunity granted to "Israel" by the global community.