Gaza paramedic officer died inside Israeli 'Naqab' detention center

The Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner's Society announced on Thursday evening the martyrdom of detainee Hatem Ismail Rayyan (59 years old), a resident of the Gaza Strip, inside the Israeli occupation's 'Naqab' desert detention center. The announcement came after the General Authority for Civil Affairs was informed of the death of the detainee, who worked as an officer in the ambulance services.

Occupation forces had arrested Rayyan on December 27, 2024, during their raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip, where he was taken along with his injured son, Moaz, who remains in occupation prisons until now. This crime comes amid escalating testimonies about systematic torture operations suffered by Gaza prisoners since the start of the war of extermination.

Human rights data indicates that occupation prisons currently hold more than 9,300 Palestinian prisoners, who face harsh conditions including starvation and deliberate medical neglect. These policies have led to the martyrdom of dozens of detainees inside detention centers since October 2023, at a time when the occupation continues its aggression, which has resulted in the martyrdom of more than 72,000 citizens in the Gaza Strip.

The General Authority for Civil Affairs was informed of the martyrdom of detainee Rayyan, who was held in the Naqab detention center. He was a paramedic officer who had been arrested from Kamal Adwan Hospital.