(Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
04/01/2026 – Union for Justice Foundation
The Union for Justice Foundation stated that (30) Palestinian detainees were declared dead in Israeli prisons and military camps during the past year, bringing the number of identified martyred prisoners since the beginning of the war on 7 October 2023 to 85.
The Foundation noted that this figure represents the deadliest period in the history of the Palestinian prisoners’ movement, as the number of identified martyred prisoners since the start of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip in 1967 has now risen to (322).
It emphasized that the occupying authorities continue to conceal the identities of dozens of martyred detainees from Gaza, in addition to dozens who were summarily executed in the field. Israel still refuses to disclose the fate of many individuals arrested in the Gaza Strip during the war, despite repeated requests submitted by human rights organizations. As a result, Palestinian families remain unaware whether their loved ones are alive or among the martyrs, leaving them in an indescribably difficult psychological state.
The Foundation explained that among the prisoners whose deaths were announced last year were (14) from the Gaza Strip, (6) from Jenin Governorate, (4) from Bethlehem, (3) from Hebron, and one each from Ramallah and Al-Bireh, Tulkarm, and Nablus. It further pointed out that (16) of the martyred prisoners were under the age of thirty and, according to their families, had not suffered from any illnesses or health conditions prior to their arrest—indicating that they died as a result of torture and severe beatings during detention.
The Union for Justice Foundation warns of the continued loss of life among prisoners in Israeli prisons and military camps in the coming year, in light of the ongoing repressive policies pursued by the occupation authorities against Palestinian detainees. It stresses that the repeated deaths of prisoners cannot be recorded as isolated or exceptional incidents, but rather as part of a systematic policy overseen by leaders and ministers in the Israeli government, foremost among them Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who openly boasts about tightening measures against prisoners, publishes videos documenting such abuses, and pushes for the enactment of legislation calling for their execution.
The Foundation notes that the rising number of martyrs in Israeli prisons is a direct and foreseeable consequence of the continued use of torture, including sexual assault, severe beatings with batons, electric shocks, starvation, and exposure to extreme cold due to the lack of clothing and blankets, as well as deliberate medical neglect that has led to the spread of diseases and epidemics, most notably scabies.
Killing and Withholding of Bodies
The occupation does not stop at killing prisoners, but continues to withhold their bodies, compounding the crime through sham “investigations” carried out with judicial complicity, aimed at entrenching policies that result in the slow execution of prisoners inside prisons and military camps.
The number of Palestinian prisoners currently held in Israeli prisons exceeds 9,300, in addition to hundreds of detainees held in military camps, including more than 50 female prisoners and around 350 children. The number of administrative detainees reached 3,368 as of November.
The Union for Justice Foundation calls on international institutions and bodies to exert pressure on the occupying power to halt its brutality against Palestinian prisoners and to allow the International Committee of the Red Cross to resume prison visits—suspended by decision of the Israeli government since 7 October 2023—in order to assess detainees’ conditions and save what can still be saved.
List of the (30) Prisoners Declared Dead in Israeli Custody During 2025
1- Moataz Mahmoud Abu Zneid (35), from Dura, Hebron—died on 12/01/2025 at Soroka Hospital; held under administrative detention since 27/06/2023.
2- Mohammad Yassin Khalil Jabr (22), from Dheisheh Refugee Camp, Bethlehem—died on 18/01/2025; administrative detainee since 11/12/2023; held in the Negev Desert Prison.
3- Mohammad Sharif Al-Asali (35), from Gaza—death announced on 29/01/2025; had actually died on 17/05/2024.
4- Ibrahim Adnan Ashour (25), from Gaza—death announced on 29/01/2025; had died on 23/06/2024.
5- Ra’fat Adnan Abdul Aziz Abu Fanouna (34), from Gaza—death announced on 26/02/2025; detained since 10/07/2024; held in Ramla Prison.
6- Ali Ashour Ali Al-Batsh (62), from Gaza—died on 06/03/2025; held in the Negev Desert Prison.
7- Walid Khaled Ahmad (17), from Silwad, Ramallah—died on 24/03/2025 due to deliberate medical neglect; suffered from amoebic dysentery; held in Megiddo Prison.
8- Musab Hassan Adili (20), from Osarin, Nablus—died on 17/04/2025 at Soroka Hospital; detained since 22/03/2024; serving a 13-month sentence and was due for release three days later.
9- Nasser Khalil Rdaideh (49), from Al-Obeidiya, Bethlehem—died on 20/04/2025 at Hadassah Hospital after being transferred from Ofer Prison; detained since 18/09/2023 and injured by gunfire at arrest.
10- Mohammad Ismail Al-Asṭal (46), from Gaza—died on 02/05/2025; detained since 07/02/2024.
11- Mohyiddin Fahmi Saeed Najm (60), from Siris, Jenin—died on 04/05/2025 at Soroka Hospital; an administrative detainee since 08/08/2023.
12- Ayman Abdulhadi Qdeih (56), from Gaza—death announced on 15/05/2025; had died on 12/10/2023.
13- Bilal Talal Salameh (24), from Gaza—death announced on 15/05/2025; had died on 11/08/2024 after five months of detention.
14- Amr Hatem Odeh (33), from Gaza—death announced on 22/05/2025; had died on 13/12/2023 at Sde Teiman camp.
15- Mohammad Ibrahim Hussein Abu Habl (70), from Gaza—death announced on 04/06/2025; had died on 10/01/2025.
16- Raed Suleiman Asa‘sa‘a (57), from Allar, Tulkarm—died on 13/06/2025 in an Israeli hospital; detained for 27 days from his workplace inside Israel.
17- Loay Faisal Mohammad Nasrallah (22), from Jenin—died on 30/06/2025 at Soroka Hospital; administrative detainee since 26/03/2024.
18- Samir Mohammad Yousef Al-Rifai (53), from Rummana, west of Jenin—died on 17/07/2025 less than a week after arrest.
19- Sael Rajab Abu Nasr (60), from Gaza—death announced on 30/07/2025; had died on 21/01/2025; detained since November 2023.
20- Ahmad Saeed Saleh Tzaz‘a (20), from Jenin—died on 03/08/2025 in Megiddo Prison; detained since 06/05/2025.
21- Musab Abdul Mun‘im Al-Eida (20), from Hebron—died on 25/08/2025 from wounds sustained after being shot and later detained.
22- Ahmad Hatem Mohammad Khdeirat (22), from Hebron—died on 07/08/2025 due to medical neglect; diabetic; detained since 23/05/2024.
23- Kamel Mohammad Mahmoud Al-Ajrami (69), from Gaza—died on 10/10/2025 at Soroka Hospital; detained on 25/10/2024.
24- Mahmoud Talal Abdullah (49), from Jenin Refugee Camp—died on 19/10/2025 at Assaf Harofeh Hospital due to medical neglect.
25- Mohammad Hussein Mohammad Ghawadra (63), from Jenin—died on 02/11/2025 due to medical neglect; detained since 06/08/2024.
26- Tayseer Saeed Al-Abd Sababa (60), from Gaza—death announced on 04/12/2025; had died on 31/12/2024.
27- Khamis Shukri Mar‘i Ashour (44), from Gaza—death announced on 04/12/2025; had died on 08/02/2024, one day after arrest.
28- Khalil Ahmad Khalil Haniyeh (35), from Gaza—death announced on 04/12/2025; had died on 25/12/2024 after one year of detention.
29- Abdul Rahman Sufyan Mohammad Al-Subateen (21), from Husan, Bethlehem—died on 09/12/2025 at Shaare Zedek Hospital; detained since 24/06/2025.
30- Sakhr Ahmad Zaoul (26), from Husan, Bethlehem—died on 14/12/2025 in Ofer Prison; administrative detainee since 11/06/2025; had no chronic illnesses prior to arrest.
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