Palestinians say woman dies of wounds sustained in Israeli detention

JENIN, Palestinian Territories: A Palestinian woman died on Monday from wounds she sustained when she was detained by Israeli forces two months ago, authorities in the occupied West Bank said. “Ex-prisoner Wafaa Jarrar, 50, from Jenin…died Monday morning at Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin as a result of very serious injuries she sustained during her arrest,” the Palestinian Commission for Detainees and Ex-Detainees said. The Israeli military, contacted by AFP, said it was looking into the matter.

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