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March 27, 2025

17-Year-Old Walid Khaled Abdullah Ahmad Dies in Notorious Israeli Prison
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Seventeen-year-old Palestinian Walid Khaled Abdullah Ahmad has died in
an Israeli prison. The group Defense for Children International says he
is the first Palestinian child to die while detained by Israel. His
family said he suffered from scabies and dysentery while locked up in
Israel's notorious Megiddo Prison, known for its abuse of Palestinian
prisoners. Walid Khaled Abdullah Ahmad, who was from the occupied West
Bank town of Silwad, had been jailed since September 2024. He is at
least the 63rd prisoner to die in Israeli custody since October 2023.


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