Zaher Raddad, a Palestinian prisoner who was once used as a human shield by the Israeli military during an operation, died in a hospital in Israel on Sunday, reported news agency Xinhua citing two Palestinian organizations.
According to a statement by the Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs Authority, Raddad, 19, was injured when he died at the Israeli Meir Hospital.
Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs Authority is part of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Prisoners Club.
Raddad, who was arrested on July 23, hailed from the town of Saida in Tulkarm in northern West Bank.
He was nabbed after the Israeli army shot him and “used him as a human shield during the military operation by placing him on the front of one of the Israeli military vehicles in the city,” the statement said.
According to the statement, to date 23 prisoners have died in the Israeli cell since the deadly October 7 attack by Hamas in southern Israel.
Meanwhile, there has been no Israeli statement on the death of Raddad.
The development comes amid truce talks effort in Doha to end the ongoing war between Hamas and Israel — which has deteriorated regional security in and around the Middle East.
Egypt, Qatar and the United States have for months tried to reach a deal to end more than 10 months of war in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas.
In what could be considered progress, Hamas officials said the Palestinian militant group will be sending a delegation to Cairo on Saturday. However, they said the group would not attend Gaza ceasefire talks in the Egyptian capital.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted on keeping the troops along the corridor between Egypt and Gaza.
On Friday, the White House said CIA chief William Burns was among US officials taking part in the discussions in Cairo, joining the heads of Israel’s spy agency and security service.
According to a statement by the Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs Authority, Raddad, 19, was injured when he died at the Israeli Meir Hospital.
Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs Authority is part of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Prisoners Club.
Raddad, who was arrested on July 23, hailed from the town of Saida in Tulkarm in northern West Bank.
He was nabbed after the Israeli army shot him and “used him as a human shield during the military operation by placing him on the front of one of the Israeli military vehicles in the city,” the statement said.
According to the statement, to date 23 prisoners have died in the Israeli cell since the deadly October 7 attack by Hamas in southern Israel.
Meanwhile, there has been no Israeli statement on the death of Raddad.
The development comes amid truce talks effort in Doha to end the ongoing war between Hamas and Israel — which has deteriorated regional security in and around the Middle East.
Egypt, Qatar and the United States have for months tried to reach a deal to end more than 10 months of war in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas.
In what could be considered progress, Hamas officials said the Palestinian militant group will be sending a delegation to Cairo on Saturday. However, they said the group would not attend Gaza ceasefire talks in the Egyptian capital.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted on keeping the troops along the corridor between Egypt and Gaza.
On Friday, the White House said CIA chief William Burns was among US officials taking part in the discussions in Cairo, joining the heads of Israel’s spy agency and security service.
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