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Seventh Palestinian dies in Israeli jail since 7 October

Abdul Rahman al-Bahsh, 23, who had been imprisoned since May 2022, has been announced dead by the Israeli Prison Service.

There have been reports that seven prisoners have died in Israeli prisons since 7 October. 

Speaking to Palestinian media, Bahsh's father said his son had been subjected to "torture, beatings and aggression" while in prison with many prisoners stripped naked and left in the cold facing humiliation and not allowed to sleep.