GAZA, (The Palestine Foundation Pakistan)The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) confirmed that the General Authority for Civil Affairs has informed them of the death of elderly detainee Kamel Mohammed Mahmoud Al-Ajrami, 69, from Gaza, at Soroka Hospital in Israel on October 10, 2025. Prior to being transferred to the hospital, Al-Ajrami was held at Negev prison.
With his death, the number of confirmed Palestinian prisoners and detainees killed since the start of the genocide war rises to 80 martyrs, noting that only those whose identities have been confirmed are included. Dozens remain forcibly disappeared.
Al-Ajrami was arrested on October 25, 2024. He was married and a father of six. His death adds to the toll of prisoners who have died as a result of deliberate Israeli prison repression policies, which have escalated to unprecedented levels since the beginning of the war.
The PPS emphasized that the killing of Palestinian prisoners is a manifestation of the ongoing genocide, noting that Al-Ajrami’s death came just one day after the death of prisoner Mahmoud Abdullah from Jenin refugee camp. According to the rights group, the Captive Movement has never witnessed such bloodshed in its history.
The statement stressed that the Israeli crimes against Palestinian detainees are an extension of the broader genocide, supported by hundreds of testimonies from released prisoners documenting torture, starvation, medical neglect, and sexual abuse.
The PPS described the testimonies from Gaza detainees as especially horrific, revealing unprecedented levels of brutality by Israeli prison authorities.
Al-Ajrami’s death also comes at a time when extremist Israeli minister Itamar Ben Gvir continues to push for legislation allowing the execution of prisoners, openly tying the survival of his government to the law’s passage.
The PPS also highlighted that extrajudicial executions against detainees have become more evident, as shown by the condition of bodies returned after the ceasefire, serving as undeniable proof of field crimes.
Along the same line, Palestinian lawyer and prisoner Azmi Nader Abu Halil, 31, from Dura, south of al-Khalil, held in Ofer Prison since December 2024, is suffering from severe health deterioration after contracting scabies in April 2025. Despite over six months of illness, he has yet to receive appropriate medical treatment.
According to the PPS, Abu Halil’s condition has worsened significantly, with boils, skin cracks, and painful ulcers observed during the most recent family visit.
In September, he was subjected to a violent assault by prison units after repeatedly demanding medical care. During the assault, rubber bullets were fired at him, causing further deterioration.
He is now suffering from severe itching, open sores, and significant weight loss, dropping to around 49 kg, due to deliberate starvation policies.
His case is part of a larger crisis affecting thousands of prisoners infected with scabies inside Israeli prisons. The disease has become a tool of torture, as prison authorities continue to deny access to disinfectants and cleaning supplies, regular bathing, and clean clothing, with most prisoners owning just one set.
Prisoners are forced to wash clothes by hand inside their cells and not allowed to dry them in the air, leaving garments damp and creating a breeding ground for skin diseases.
The PPS reported that prison authorities ignore constant requests for medical attention or transfer to clinics, resulting in scabies and other skin diseases becoming symbols of systemic abuse inside the prisons. The situation worsened significantly following the outbreak of the genocidal war on Gaza.
Despite legal efforts by rights organizations, appeals to Israel’s Supreme Court have resulted in only cosmetic measures, and infections have again spread in major prisons like Negev and Ofer.
The PPS stressed that intentional medical neglect is a form of slow killing and should be categorized as medical crimes.
Prisoners now face a growing health catastrophe, in addition to daily abuse and repression, under a systematic policy aimed at torture and gradual death.
The PPS concluded that the escalating humanitarian crisis faced by detainees is a direct extension of the genocide and remains one of its most enduring aspects.
