The report is based on 94 documented cases between October 7, 2023, and August 2025. This unprecedented toll, together with extensive findings and evidence of deaths caused by torture and medical neglect, points to a deliberate Israeli policy of killing Palestinians in custody.
Our latest report reveals that over the past two years, up to August 2025, at least 94 Palestinians have died in Israeli detention facilities. Yet, the report stresses that this unprecedented figure likely represents only a portion of the full death toll. Given the Israeli military’s practice of enforced disappearances since October 2023, the actual number of deaths may be considerably higher. Moreover, since the report was completed, four more Palestinians have died in the past month alone, pushing the total close to triple digits – deaths caused by the systemic denial of medical care and the torture of Palestinians in Israeli custody. These policies persist even now, despite the ceasefire in Gaza.
The report is based on 94 documented cases between October 7, 2023, and August 2025. This unprecedented toll, together with extensive findings and evidence of deaths caused by torture and medical neglect, points to a deliberate Israeli policy of killing Palestinians in custody.
At least 46 Palestinians died in Israel Prison Service (IPS) facilities, and 52 more died in military custody. Of the 94 deaths documented in the report, along with four additional cases recorded since its completion, 46 occurred under IPS custody, and another 52 Palestinians, all from the Gaza Strip, died while held by the military. The data makes clear that deaths have occurred across all detention facilities, not as isolated incidents but as part of a broader policy implemented consistently in both IPS and military facilities over the past two years.
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Initial post-mortem findings released by the families of the deceased, along with testimonies gathered by attorneys who visited the prisons and medical information obtained prior to some of the deaths, point to a systematic pattern of severe violence – including head trauma, internal hemorrhages, and broken ribs. Other cases expose grave medical neglect, including extreme malnutrition and the denial of life-saving care.
The report also outlines the various ways in which Israel has concealed these deaths and blocked efforts to carry out any meaningful investigation into their circumstances. As a result, no one implicated in these cases has been held accountable to date, reflecting an ongoing pattern of cover-ups, lack of oversight, and institutional rejection of responsibility.
The record number of Palestinian deaths in Israeli detention, combined with evidence exposing the systematic nature of these killings, reinforces PHRI’s warnings over the past two years that every Palestinian in Israeli custody faces an imminent threat to their life and health. The report further highlights the urgent need for an independent international investigation that will bring an end to these systematic killings, ensure accountability, and bring closure to victims’ families.