Palestinian prisoner battling cancer dies in Israeli custody
A Palestinian prisoner battling cancer died in Israeli custody, officials said on Tuesday, sparking accusations of medical neglect.
The announcement of Sami Abu Diak's death came amid heightened tension in the
occupied West Bank, where protests were already planned for the later in the day.
Dubbed a "day of rage" by organisers, the demonstrations were called to denounce a recent decision by the
United States to no longer consider illegal Israeli settlements to be a violation of international law.
The demonstrators were also expected to call for Abu Diak's release, who had been imprisoned for 17 years after being arrested during the second Palestinian Intifada, or uprising.
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Sami Abu Diak’s death comes amid high tension as thousands of Palestinians rally against recent US settlement decision.
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