GAZA (Dispatches) – The deaths of two workers from Gaza in the Zionist regime’s custody have been confirmed by the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club amidst widespread reports of abuse of Palestinian detainees.
Of the pair, one has been identified as 32-year-old Majid Zaqoul but details about the other prisoner remain unknown.
Thousands of Palestinians from Gaza were detained by the Zionist regime after the Hamas-led operation on 7 October.
They had been in Israel on special work permits, which allowed them to take on employment within the state.
Middle East Eye has spoken to a number of Palestinian workers who were released from detention. They confirmed reports of abuse and poor treatment, which included beatings, violent interrogations about Hamas, humiliation and a forced march back to Gaza.
They also said they had been sent back to Gaza on foot, despite the besieged enclave being under relentless bombardment, with one worker reportedly dying en route.
More than 10,000 Palestinians have been killed, the majority women and children, in one month of bombing campaign on Gaza by the Zionist regime.
The Prisoners’ Club said the occupying regime “assassinated” Zaqoul, who was held at Ofer prison, citing reports by fellow Palestinians that he had been subjected to abuse by regime authorities.
Zionist regime officials are also accused of concealing knowledge of his killing.
“In light of the horrific testimonies by workers who were released several days ago through the Kerem Shalom crossing, the martyr Zaqoul was subjected to a systematic assassination,” the Prisoners’ Club said in a statement.
At least four Palestinian prisoners have died in Israeli custody since 7 October.
Arafat Hamdan, 25, and Omar Daraghmeh, 58, were both from the West Bank and were taken prisoner in a mass arrest campaign that followed the 7 October attack.