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Israel accused of 'systematic assassination' as second Palestinian prisoner dies
24 October 2023 16:46 BST
The Palestinian Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Commission identified Arafat Hamdan, 25, as the prisoner who died in Israel's Ofer prison on Tuesday.
Hamdan, who is from the town of Beit Sira, in the northern occupied West Bank, was arrested on Sunday.
"The occupation has begun a systematic assassination operation against prisoners amid a total aggression campaign against our people," the Commission said.
Israeli authorities earlier said that the prisoner had felt unwell and was transferred to the prison's clinic for tests, "where the doctor declared his death".
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