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Palestinian Teen Dies in Prison Amid Health Crisis

4/1/2025

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Walid Ahmad, a 17-year-old Palestinian, tragically lost his life in Megiddo Prison on March 23 after collapsing, with his family attributing his death to unsanitary conditions leading to dysentery. Eyewitnesses criticized the lack of medical care during the incident, raising urgent questions about the treatment of Palestinian prisoners, as 63 have died since the conflict escalated.

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Walid Ahmad, a 17-year-old Palestinian, tragically lost his life in Megiddo Prison on March 23 after collapsing, with his family attributing his death to unsanitary conditions leading to dysentery. Eyewitnesses criticized the lack of medical care during the incident, raising urgent questions about the treatment of Palestinian prisoners, as 63 have died since the conflict escalated.