Palestinian Prisoner Dies under Mysterious Circumstances in “Israeli” Prison

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Another Palestinian prisoner has died under mysterious circumstances in "Israel's" Nafha Prison, Palestinian sources say. The prisoner, whose name has not been released, died in the "Israeli" prison in Be'er Sheva.
On Wednesday, Palestinians staged a sit-in in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in "Israeli" jails. The sit-in was held to raise awareness on the condition of Palestinian prisoners and hunger strikers such as Samer Issawi, who was arrested in July 2012 only months after being released as part of a prisoner swap deal between the "Israeli" regime and the Palestinian resistance movement of Hamas.
Issawi has been on hunger strike to protest against his administrative detention, which is a sort of imprisonment without trial or charge that allows the Tel Aviv regime to incarcerate Palestinians for up to six months. The detention order can be renewed for indefinite periods of time.

Earlier this month, Maisarah Abu Hamdiah, another Palestinian detainee, also died in an "Israeli" jail, triggering protests. Palestinian prisoners in "Israeli" jails have been subject to human rights violations such as the use of torture during interrogations by prison authorities.

Arafat Jaradat, 30, who was arrested on February 18 on suspicion that he was involved in hurling stones at "Israeli" troopers, died days later in "Israel's" Magiddo prison. The "Israeli" regime claims that Jaradat died of cardiac arrest, a claim Palestinians deny. According to Palestinian sources, over 4,500 Palestinian prisoners are held in "Israeli" prisons, many of them without charge or trial.

Source: News Agencies