Palestinian prisoner groups confirm death of 33-year-old detainee

Palestinian prisoner advocacy groups have confirmed the death of  33-year-old Palestinian detainee Amro Hatem Odeh in Israeli custody.

In a joint statement, the Palestinian Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society said that Odeh had died on 13 December 2023 at the notorious Israeli Sde Teiman prison.

According to the statement, Odeh, who was married with three children, was detained along with his family from their home in Gaza at the beginning of the Israeli forces' ground invasion of the territory on 7 December 2023.

The organisations said that Odeh's death brought the total number of detainees killed in Israeli custody since Israel's war on Gaza began in October 2023 to 70, including 40 from Gaza.