Lahav Unit 433 investigates 19 Israeli jailers involved in beating a Palestinian prisoner to death; Press reports clarify that the talk is about dead Thaer Abu Assab, who died in the “Ketsiot” prison in the Negev.

Military censorship allowed, after midnight on Wednesday - Thursday, the disclosure of an investigation conducted by the Lahav 433 unit with 19 Israeli jailers belonging to the occupation prisons service, who were involved in assaulting a prisoner in “Katziot” prison, about a month ago, which led to his death.

The newspaper "Israel Hayom" reported that it was talking about the prisoner Thaer Samih Abu Assab (38 years old) from Qalqilya, whose death was announced by the Occupation Prison Service on Friday, November 18th. It reported that the dead's body underwent an autopsy that confirmed that he was subjected to beatings that caused his death. 

The investigation conducted by the unit relates to the circumstances of the prisoner’s death, and a statement issued by the police stated that all 19 jailers involved in the assault that led to the prisoner’s death had been released, and “restrictive conditions” were imposed on them, and the police confirmed that the investigation would continue with the jailers.

Israeli media reported that the 19 jailers were suspected of beating the prisoner to death, and while Israeli reports indicated that the talk was about a prisoner belonging to the Fatah movement, without specifying his identity, data from the Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs Authority indicate 6 prisoners have died since October 7th.

The Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners' Affairs Authority and the Palestinian Prisoners' Club said in a joint statement, last Friday, that "the occupation assassinated the prisoner Abu Assab from Qalqilya Governorate in the Negev Desert Prison. He has been detained since May 27, 2005 and sentenced to 25 years in prison. He is the sixth martyr prisoner." After the seventh of last October.”

In a joint statement with the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club, the Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners’ Affairs Authority confirmed that the occupation is carrying out systematic and premeditated assassinations against our prisoners. According to the Israeli Prisons Service, the dead prisoner (38 years old) from the West Bank has been detained since 2005, and belongs to the Fatah movement. 

It said, "He was arrested in May 2005, when he was serving a prison sentence on charges of attempted murder and shooting at people, belonging to an unknown organization, his involvement in intentionally causing death, and military training." Noting that it is investigating the circumstances of his death.

The Israeli Minister of National Security, under whose authority the prison service falls, Ben Gvir, was quick to express support for the murderous jailers, and said: “I will not hold a field trial for them. They are innocent until proven otherwise.”

He continued, "There is no way to determine their fate before an in-depth investigation is conducted. We must remember that prison guards deal with human scum, murderers, who pose a security risk, and I suggest not defaming prison guards."