GAZA, July 24, 2011 (WAFA) – The Palestinian Prisoners Study Center said Sunday that released prisoner Walid Shaath from Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip died after a stroke, only seven months since his release.

Shaath was arrested in 1993 and sentenced to 18 years that he fully served in Israeli prisons.

The Palestinian Prisoners Study Center called for an opening of the issue of prisoners’ medical treatment in Israeli prisons, after the rising number of fatalities among Palestinian prisoners due to chronic diseases.

The Center warned of Israeli policies of medical neglect and delays in treatment, whose price is paid by Palestinian prisoners immediately after their release, adding that these policies are among the leading causes of death of these prisoners.

It stressed the importance of visiting prisoners, reviewing their situation and allowing medical teams to perform surgeries for those in need.

The Center also called for the formation of a committee to investigate the deaths of Palestinians in Israeli prisons and after their release, and prevent the occurrence of this systematic phenomenon.

F.J.