Palestinian teenager dies in Israeli detention in West Bank

Walid Ahmad’s family says his health had deteriorated and officials say he collapsed in unclear circumstances A 17-year-old boy from the West Bank who was held without charge for six months in an Israeli prison has died after he collapsed in unclear circumstances, Palestinian officials have said.According to his family, Walid Ahmad was “a healthy high schooler” at the time of his arrest last September for allegedly throwing stones at Israeli soldiers. Continue reading...

Palestinian teenager dies in Israeli detention in West Bank

Walid Ahmad’s family says his health had deteriorated and officials say he collapsed in unclear circumstances

A 17-year-old boy from the West Bank who was held without charge for six months in an Israeli prison has died after he collapsed in unclear circumstances, Palestinian officials have said.

According to his family, Walid Ahmad was “a healthy high schooler” at the time of his arrest last September for allegedly throwing stones at Israeli soldiers. Continue reading...