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Palestinian inmate in Israeli jail dies due to medical neglect
Mousa Abu Mahameed, who has been arrested by the Israeli occupation for two months, has died on Saturday in an Israeli hospital in yet unclear situations as Palestinian prisoners’ advocacy groups held Israel responsible for his death.
The Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) reported in a statement that Mousa Abu Mahameed, from the Bethlehem-area town of Beit Tamar, died this morning at Asaf Harofeh hospital in Israel.
Mahameed, whose family said had neurological problems before his arrest, was detained two months ago while he was in occupied Jerusalem for not holding an entry permit.
Reports asserted he was allowed to the hospital one month ago after an unexplained deterioration in his health and that his family was not aware of his health situation until recently.
The PPS stated medical negligence practiced by the Israel Prison Services against Palestinian detainees and prisoners was responsible for Mahameed’s death, holding the Israeli government responsible for the death.
