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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Emma Graham-Harrison and Yuval Abraham in Jerusalem

At least 98 Palestinians have died in custody since October 2023, Israeli data shows

Guards with machine guns patrol in front of building with barbed wire
Adnan al-Bursh, who was the head of orthopedics at at al-Shifa hospital, died in Ofer Prison after four months in detention. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Israeli data shows at least 98 Palestinians have died in custody since October 2023, and the real toll is likely substantially higher because hundreds of people detained in Gaza are missing, an Israel-based human rights group has said.

Physicians for Human Rights – Israel (PHRI) tracked deaths from causes including physical violence, medical neglect and malnutrition for a new report, using freedom of information requests, forensic reports and interviews with lawyers, activists, relatives and witnesses.

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