Live Updates: Palestinian leader dies in Israeli custody in West Bank

Friday, July 26, 2024

06:00 GMT — Palestinian leader dies in Israeli custody in West Bank

A Palestinian leader affiliated with Hamas in the occupied West Bank has died in Israeli custody following a significant deterioration in his health, according to a Palestinian government body.

Mustafa Muhammad Abu Ara, 63, died after being transferred to a hospital from the Ramon jail in southern Israel, the Palestinian Commission of Detainees Affairs said in a statement.

"Before his arrest, he was suffering from serious health problems and needed intensive medical follow-up. However, from the moment of his arrest, Sheikh Abu Ara, like all prisoners, has faced unprecedented crimes ... since the beginning of the war of extermination."

05:22 GMT — Hamas condemns torture of 6 Palestinians in Israeli prisons

Hamas condemned the torture of six Palestinians, including two women, who were released from Israeli prisons.

In a statement, the Palestinian resistance group cited testimonies from the released detainees given to Anadolu Agency. The Palestinians reported experiencing "severe torture and brutal beatings throughout their detention."

Hamas said the torture inflicted on them "highlights the conditions faced by thousands of prisoners and detainees in Israeli occupation and Nazi-style detention centres."

04:46 GMT — Palestinian and Jewish protesters stage rare peace march

Chanting, "Yes, to peace, yes, to a deal", hundreds of Palestinian and Jewish Israelis marched noisily through Tel Aviv, demanding an end to the carnage in Gaza and the cycle of violence.

The protesters said their agenda starts with a ceasefire in the blockaded enclave, but ultimately, they want to reboot Palestinian-Israeli relations and breathe new life into the moribund peace movement.

04:00 GMT — Pro-Palestine protesters hold a 'die-in' near the White House

Protesters against Israel's carnage in besieged Gaza held a "die-in" across from Lafayette Park and the White House as President Joe Biden met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The demonstrators poured red liquid onto the street, saying it symbolised the blood of those killed in Gaza.

Protesters chanted "Arrest Netanyahu" and paraded an effigy of the Israeli Prime Minister, draped in an orange jumpsuit stained with blood. The jumpsuit was emblazoned with "Wanted for Crimes Against Humanity."

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