Palestinian prisoner agencies name three Gazans who died in Israeli custody in 2024

Palestinian prisoner agencies announce the 2024 deaths of three Gazans detained by Israel following what the agencies say is the military’s response to queries by the agencies and left-wing legal group Hamoked.

Citing the response, the Palestinian Authority’s Commission of Detainees’ Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society name deceased prisoners as Taisir Sabbaba, 60; Khamis Ashour, 44; and Khalil Haniyeh, 35. Their families were updated following reception of the military response, the agencies say, without specifying when the response was received.

In nearly identical statements, the agencies say Sabbaba, a father of nine, died on December 31, after two months in Israeli custody; Ashour, a father of six, died on February 8, 2024, after a single day in Israeli custody; and Haniyeh, a father of four, died on December 25, after nearly a year in Israeli custody.

The Commission and the PPS say over 100 Palestinian prisoners have died “as a result of widespread torture” in Israeli custody since October 7, 2023.

The IDF does not respond to a request that it verify having sent responses to Hamoked and the Palestinian agencies. Hamoked does not respond to a request for comment past office hours.