RAMALLAH, March 29, 2026 (WAFA) – The Palestinian Prisoners Society announced today that the number of Palestinian prisoners who have died since the start of the Israeli genocidal war has risen to 89 confirmed victims, including 52 detainees from the Gaza Strip, following the death of prisoner Marwan Herzallah from Nablus on Saturday.
In a statement released on Sunday, the society said deaths among prisoners are a result of systematic torture, starvation, medical neglect, sexual assaults, and a series of other abuses, including deprivation, confiscation, humiliation, and inhumane detention conditions that violated human dignity.
The society noted that many of the Gaza detainees who died in prison remain subject to enforced disappearance, while dozens were executed in the field. Photos of the prisoners' bodies and remains handed over after the ceasefire provided evidence of systematic extrajudicial killings.
The statement described this period as the deadliest in the history of the Palestinian prisoners' movement, noting that the total number of confirmed prisoner prisoner deaths since 1967 has reached 326.
The number of deceased prisoners whose bodies are known has risen to 97, including 86 who died since the start of the Israeli genocidal war in October 2023.
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