A Hamas leader in the West Bank has died in Israeli custody after a deterioration in his health condition, the Palestinian Commission of Detainees Affairs says in a statement.
Mustafa Muhammad Abu Ara, 63, died after being transferred to a hospital from the Ramon jail in southern Israel, the PA body says.
“Before his arrest, he was suffering from serious health problems and needed intensive medical follow-up. However, from the moment of his arrest, Sheikh Abu Ara, like all prisoners, has faced unprecedented crimes … since the beginning of the war of extermination,” the commission says.
Abu Ara was arrested in October, and spent a total of 12 years behind bars, according to Hamas.
There is no immediate comment from Israel.
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