Palestinian sources reported Sunday that resident Obaida Al Qudsy Al Dweik, 25, died on Sunday of wounds suffered on August 26, 2009, after being shot and critically injured by Israeli military gunfire.
His family told the Maan News Agency correspondent in Hebron, that their son would be buried after Monday prayers at the Al Ansar Mosque in the city.
Obaida was shot after Israeli troops claimed that he attempted to stab a soldier at the entrance of Al Shuhada Street in Hebron. The soldiers fired several rounds of live ammunition at Obaida's chest and feet.
Mo’taz Al Qudsy, the brother of Dweik, demanded an official probe into the incident, and voiced an appeal to the International Red Cross to be more involved in detainees’ issues, especially since his brother was arrested after he was shot by the army, and was later on moved to the Israeli hospital where he remained in a critical condition for 20 days.
Obaida obtained a degree in Journalism and Media in Malaysia, and returned to the Gaza Strip to prepare for his M.A Degree in Journalism at the Islamic University in Gaza.
Hamas spokesperson, Fawzi Barhoum, described the death of Al Qudsy as an “ugly crime committed by the Zionist forces who executed Obaida of kidnapping him”.
Barhoum added that Israeli leaders must be prosecuted for war crimes, and said that such crimes should at least catch the attention of the International Community to closely observe the daily suffering of the Palestinian people.
“Regional and international Idleness and silence while such crimes continue is granting Israel a green light for further violations”, Barhoum said, “There should be a stronger language and effective measures to stop the crimes”.
The Palestinian Ministry of Detainees reported Sunday that the number of Palestinian political prisoners who died in Israeli prisons since 1967 is more than 197. The Ministry added that 70 detainees died during interrogation after being violently tortured by the Israeli interrogators and the soldiers.
It added that 70 more detainees were executed after they were kidnapped by the army, and 49 detainees died after being denied access to proper medical treatment.
Israeli soldier and undercover units also shot and killed seven detainees after breaking into a number of prisons and detention centers.
