PA Accuses Israel of ‘Slow Execution’ of Palestinian Prisoner Who Died a Week After Release

PA Accuses Israel of ‘Slow Execution’ of Palestinian Prisoner Who Died a Week After Release

The Palestinian Authority’s Commission of Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society reported that 67-year-old Khaled Al-Saifi, a released Palestinian prisoner and educator from the Dheisheh refugee camp in Bethlehem, died on February 2, 2026, one week after his release from Israeli detention. Authorities said Al-Saifi had been held in administrative detention for four months and was in critical health condition at the time of his release. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}

According to the joint statement from the Commission and the Prisoner’s Society, Al-Saifi was administered an injection in detention that officials said caused severe inflammation, after which he was transferred to the Ramleh Prison Clinic. The institutions asserted his death fell within a policy they described as a “slow execution” of detainees. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}

The statement identified Al-Saifi as founder and director of the Ibda’a Cultural Center and noted he had been detained multiple times since the 1980s. It said his health deteriorated during detention and that his release occurred only after prison authorities recognized the severity of his condition. The organizations held Israeli authorities responsible for his death, citing broader conditions affecting Palestinian prisoners released with severe health and psychological issues. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}