Ninety two Palestinian deaths in Israeli custody since October 2023

On 16 September, 21-year-old Mutaz Nizam al-Atrash died in Israeli custody, making him the 92nd Palestinian detainee to die while detained by Israel since October 2023. Israeli authorities have refused to hand over most of the bodies to their families.

In another case, 35-year-old Dana Jouda spent most of her pregnancy in Israeli custody. According to information gathered by 
UN Human Rights - Palestine, the only accommodation for her pregnancy was an exemption from lying face down when guards raided her cell. On 14 September, she went into pre-term labour and delivered a baby girl by Caesarean section. Both her legs and one hand were shackled to the operating table during the procedure, according to available information.

Documentation over the years has shown torture and ill-treatment of Palestinian detainees in Israeli detention facilities to be widespread and systematic, and carried out with impunity.

Like thousands of Palestinians, Mutaz and Dana were held in prolonged administrative detention without charge or trial. Dana was released the day after her operation without charge.