Israeli Prisons Claim 3 Gaza Detainees as Martyrs Amid Ongoing Genocide

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Three detainees from the Gaza Strip, Ayman Abdel Hadi Qudaih, Bilal Talal Salama, and Muhammad Ismail Al-Astal, were announced martyred inside Israeli prisons on Thursday. The prisoners' institutions, including the Commission of Prisoners' and Ex-Prisoners' Affairs, the Palestinian Prisoners' Club, and the Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, condemned the Israeli occupation's repeated crimes against prisoners and detainees. The organizations pointed out that the case of the Gaza detainees reflects an unprecedented level of crimes and atrocities committed against them, including torture, starvation, medical crimes, and sexual assault.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Israeli occupation prison system has claimed the lives of three Gaza detainees, Ayman Abdel Hadi Qudaih (56 years old), Bilal Talal Salama (24 years old), and Muhammad Ismail Al-Astal (46 years old), in a matter of months.
  • The prisoners' institutions stated that torture, medical crimes, and starvation were the primary causes of the deaths of prisoners and detainees, resulting in a continued rise in the number of martyrs among their ranks.
  • The organizations insisted that thousands of prisoners and detainees in the occupation's prisons and camps are facing slow and systematic killing, including the prison system's deliberate provision of factors and causes for the spread of diseases and epidemics.
  • Ayman Abdel Hadi Qudaih was arrested on 10/7/2023 and martyred on 10/12/2023, Bilal Talal Salama was arrested in March 2024 and martyred on 8/11/2024, and Muhammad Ismail Al-Astal was arrested on 2/7/2024 and martyred on May 2.
  • Since the beginning of the genocide, 105 prisoners and detainees have been martyred, including 69 with known identities, with 44 from Gaza and 306 since 1967.
  • The institutions held the occupation fully responsible for the martyrdom of detainees and renewed their demand for an impartial international investigation into the war crimes committed against Palestinian people.

Statistics:

  • 3 Gaza detainees were martyred inside Israeli prisons.
  • 69 prisoners and detainees have been martyred since the beginning of the genocide, including 44 from Gaza.
  • 306 detainees from the prisoner movement have been martyred since 1967.
  • 10,100 prisoners are currently detained in occupation prisons, including 37 female prisoners, more than 400 children, 3,577 administrative detainees, and 1,846 detainees from Gaza classified as 'illegal combatants'.

Sources:

  • Commission of Prisoners' and Ex-Prisoners' Affairs
  • Palestinian Prisoners' Club
  • Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association
  • Maan News Agency, 15 May 2025