Omar Daraghmeh
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Omar Daraghmeh (Arabic: عمر دراغمة; died on 23 October 2023) was a senior Hamas official. He, along with his son, had been arrested in the West Bank by the Israel Defense Forces on 9 October, after the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, and died while in custody in an Israeli prison.[1]
Hamas has called the death of the Daraghmeh in custody an assassination,[2][3][4] and accused the prison service of torture.[5][6]
Life
Omar Daraghmeh, 58, was from the city of Tubas, in the northern West Bank.[1]
Detention
He, along with his son, were arrested in the West Bank by the Israel Defense Forces on 9 October after the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.[1] The Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners’ Affairs Authority and the Palestinian Prisoners Society said in a joint statement the two individuals were placed under administrative detention – detention without charge or trial – for a period of six months, based on evidence contained in a "secret file".[7][6]
In court sessions before the Ofer Military Court, Daraghmeh had said to his lawyer, Ashraf Abu Sneineh, that he was in good health.[7][6]
Death
The Israel Prison Service first announced on 23 October that an unnamed prisoner born in 1965 had died after “feeling unwell and going to the prison clinic for tests”.[3] The incident took place at Megiddo Prison.[6]
Hamas accused Israel of assassinating Daraghmeh, a senior member of the group.[2][3][4] The group also claimed that he had died as a result of torture in the prison.[5][6]
The prison service said it was reviewing the circumstances of the death, and did not immediately respond to Hamas' accusation that it was a killing.[3] Israel later claimed that Daraghmeh died of a heart attack.[5][8]
Public response
Hundreds of Palestinians protested in Tubas in reaction to news of Daraghmeh's death.[5][9][6]
Wider context
Other recent Palestinian detainees have confirmed that they were "subjected to severe abuse and beatings" in Israeli detention,[7] including during their transfer to court or the rooms for remotely attending hearings.[6]
Israel has arrested hundreds of Palestinians from the West Bank since 7 October, and widely imposed administrative detention orders on them, according to local rights groups.[6] According to the Commission for ex-Prisoner’s Affairs, the number of Palestinians in Israeli prisons has doubled from 5,200 prisoners before 7 October to more than 10,000 prisoners and detainees.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Laxmi, Bijay (9 October 2023). "Prominent Hamas Leader, Omar Daraghmeh, Arrested by Israeli Forces". BNN. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ a b Mughrabi, Nidal Al; Abd-Alaziz, Moaz; Adler, Leslie; McCool, Grant (23 October 2023). "Hamas accuses Israel of assassinating senior member in prison". Reuters. Archived from the original on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Hamas accuses Israel of assassinating its senior member". Al Arabiya.
- ^ a b "Hamas accuses Israel of assassinating senior member in prison". Jerusalem Post.
- ^ a b c d "Hamas: Leader in West Bank Daraghmeh 'Tortured to Death' in Israeli Prison". Palestinan Chronicle.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 18: Palestinian prisoner dies in Israeli custody; 32 health centers in Gaza forced out of service". Mondoweiss.
- ^ a b c "Palestinian prisoners dies in Israel's jails 2 weeks into his detention". Middle East Monitor.
- ^ "Palestinian group accuses Israel of killing senior Hamas leader in prison". Anadolu Agency.
- ^ "Palestinians protest in West Bank after Hamas official dies in Israeli custody". Time of Israel.
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