RAMALLAH, June 3, 2025 (WAFA) – An Israeli occupation court extended today the detention of the wife of the late Palestinian prisoner Walid Daqqa, who died in Israeli custody in April 2024 after 38 years behind bars. The extension, until Thursday, marks the second consecutive renewal since her detention last week.
In a statement, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) condemned the ongoing detention as a politically motivated act of reprisal against the Daqqa family, reflecting decades of systematic targeting. Walid Daqqa died in Israeli custody in April 2024 after enduring 38 years of imprisonment marked by torture, abuse, deprivation and medical neglect, all of which collectively contributed to his death. Israeli authorities continue to withhold his body, denying his family a dignified burial.
The statement added that since the onset of the ongoing Israeli genocide, the Israeli occupation has intensified its targeting of the families of prisoners and those killed, employing systematic terrorism against them alongside continuous restrictions, harassment, and organized detention campaigns.
The wife, Sana’ Daqqa was detained alongside her daughter, Milad, in occupied Jerusalem following calls by Israel’s far-right ‘National Security’ Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, for her deportation on allegations of posting “inciting content” on social media.
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