Palestinian prisoner deaths

Since October 7, Palestinian prisoners have been subjected to an intense campaign of retaliatory violence by Israeli prison officials

As negotiations between the Israeli Occupation Authorities and Hamas continued on Wednesday to potentially extend the ceasefire in Gaza, a sixth group of Palestinian political prisoners held by Israel are set to be released.

Hmeid was diagnosed with cancer in August 2021. Appeals for his release from prison so that he may access better treatment were denied by the Israeli courts and prison authorities