Bruises found on bodies of Palestinian prisoners who died in Israeli detention 

Autopsies performed on bodies of Palestinian prisoners who died in Israeli detention show they were bruised before their deaths, Haaretz said on Wednesday. 

The report appears to confirm eyewitness testimonies that six Palestinian detainees have been beaten to death since 7 October. Four of them died in Israeli jails and two in military detention facilities.
 
The bodies of two of them were found with bruises, Haaretz said. In the other cases, evidence suggests they died from violence that preceded their death, or of medical neglect. 

In the case of Abdul-Rahman Maree, 33, who died in Megiddo Prison on 13 November, the autopsy showed signs of trauma on his chest, and that his ribs and sternum were broken. 

Signs of external injuries were also seen on his head and neck, back, left arm and thigh. According to the autopsy, seen by Haaretz, Maree was a healthy person with no underlying illnesses, so his death can be attributed to the violence he suffered. An official cause of death has not been declared. 

According to an eyewitness, prison guards were provoking Maree by cursing his recently deceased father. When he yelled back, around 10 to 15 prison guards attacked him, beating him severely for five minutes and focusing their blows on his head.