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Hamas Leader in West Bank Dies in Israeli Custody

Demonstrators clash with Palestinian security forces in Nablus in the West Bank (File photo/Reuters)
Demonstrators clash with Palestinian security forces in Nablus in the West Bank (File photo/Reuters)
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Hamas Leader in West Bank Dies in Israeli Custody

Demonstrators clash with Palestinian security forces in Nablus in the West Bank (File photo/Reuters)
Demonstrators clash with Palestinian security forces in Nablus in the West Bank (File photo/Reuters)

A Hamas leader in the West Bank died in Israeli custody, Palestinian authorities and the militant group said Friday.

Mustafa Muhammad Abu Ara, 63, died after being moved from a prison in southern Israel to a hospital, according to a joint statement by the Palestinian Authority's prisoners affairs body and the Palestinian Prisoners' Club watchdog, AFP reported.

"We mourn the passing of the leader and prisoner Sheikh Mustafa Muhammad Abu Ara and hold the occupation responsible for his assassination through deliberate medical neglect," Hamas said in a statement.

Abu Ara was arrested in October while suffering severe health problems, the Palestinian body and the watchdog said.

During his detainment he was subjected to torture and starvation, they added.

Palestinian authorities accused Israel this month of waging an abusive "war of revenge" against Palestinian detainees since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.

At the time, the Israeli military said it "rejects outright allegations concerning systematic abuse of detainees", adding that it acts within international law.

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Extreme Heat in Morocco Claims 21 Lives

21 deaths, most of them elderly or suffering from chronic illnesses, were recorded in Morocco due to a heatwave (dpa)
21 deaths, most of them elderly or suffering from chronic illnesses, were recorded in Morocco due to a heatwave (dpa)
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Extreme Heat in Morocco Claims 21 Lives

21 deaths, most of them elderly or suffering from chronic illnesses, were recorded in Morocco due to a heatwave (dpa)
21 deaths, most of them elderly or suffering from chronic illnesses, were recorded in Morocco due to a heatwave (dpa)

A heatwave in Morocco has killed at least 21 people in a 24-hour period in the central city of Beni Mellal, the health ministry announced on Thursday
The meteorology department said soaring temperatures affected much of the North African country from Monday to Wednesday, reaching 48 degrees Celsius (118 Fahrenheit) in some areas.
In Beni Mellal, "the majority of deaths involved people suffering from chronic illnesses and the elderly, with high temperatures contributing to the deterioration of their health conditions," the regional health directorate said in a statement.
Morocco has suffered a sixth consecutive year of drought, and record heat this past winter with January the hottest since 1940, according to the meteorology department.
The rising temperatures and prolonged drought, which have lowered reservoir levels, are a threat to the vital farm sector.
Water evaporation reached 1.5 million cubic meters per day, Water Minister Nizar Baraka said at the end of June.
Globally, Monday was the hottest day recorded since measurements began in 1940, the European Union's Copernicus Earth observation program said.
Morocco's record temperature -- 50.4 degrees Celsius -- was set in August last year in the coastal resort city of Agadir.