The number of Palestinians dying in Israeli custody has surged to nearly 100 since the onset of the war in Gaza, according to a report published on Monday by a human rights group. Physicians for Human Rights - Israel (PHR-I) stated that systematic violence and the denial of medical care within prisons and detention centres contributed to many of the deaths it examined.
This grim picture, detailed in the PHR-I report, is consistent with findings from an Associated Press investigation. The AP’s inquiry involved interviews with more than a dozen individuals, including a former guard and a former nurse at one prison, an Israeli doctor who treated malnourished prisoners, former detainees and their relatives, and lawyers representing them and rights groups. The investigation also analysed available data and reviewed reports of autopsies.
