Israel confirms death of Palestinian detainee, nearly two years late
Family of Ihab Diab disputes Israeli claims of health issues, alleging torture behind his death in prison. Israel has confirmed, nearly two years after the fact, that a Palestinian detainee from Gaza died in detention, according to the Palestinian Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs. The Israeli Prison Service informed the commission on Sunday that Ihab Mohammed Abdel Qader Diab, 36, had died while detained. Palestinian officials say the case fits a broader pattern of Israel concealing the fate of detainees held since its genocidal war on Gaza began. Diab was detained on December 12, 2023, and the commission believes he died around September 18, 2024, after roughly nine months in custody that it alleges involved torture .
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It called for an international investigation, accountability for those responsible, the return of Diabβs body to his family and disclosure of the fate of all Gaza detainees it says Israel continues to conceal.