Israel hands over body of Palestinian teen who died in custody

Israel hands over body of Palestinian teen who died in custody The Israeli authorities have handed over the body of 17-year-old Palestinian detainee Walid Khaled Ahmad, who died in March 2025 while held in Megiddo Prison after six months of detention, Wafa reports. Ahmed died after he had been starved and denied medical treatment, according to the report. His body was released following legal efforts by Nadia Daqa, a lawyer with the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs.

Localisation: Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East
Source: Middle East Eye
Categorie: humanitarian
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2026 13:59:16 +0000