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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem and Associated Press

Palestinian teenager dies in Israeli jail after being held six months without charge

Israeli troops clash with protesters  in the West Bank
Israeli troops clash with protesters in the West Bank. Walid Ahmad was arrested last September for allegedly throwing stones at Israeli soldiers. Photograph: Alaa Badarneh/EPA

A 17-year-old boy from the West Bank who was held without charge for six months in an Israeli prison died after he collapsed in unclear circumstances, Palestinian officials have said.

According to his family, Walid Ahmad was “a healthy high schooler” at the time of his arrest last September for allegedly throwing stones at Israeli soldiers.

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