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The Palestinian Minister of Prisoners’ Affairs says a Palestinian inmate was tortured to death in an Israeli prison.

SAAER, WEST BANK: Dalal Jaradat sat amongst the women of her family, her two-year-old son cradled on her lap, and closed her eyes to the grief around her. As the men carrying her husband Arafat’s body grew closer and the sounds of anguish from the thousands of mourners outside grew louder, Dalal, three months pregnant with their third child, rested her head on her son and wept.

Next to her sat Arafat’s sister, Jumana, her head bowed, at once heartbroken and angry at the sudden, violent end to her brother’s life. His shocked family gathered around them and waited to receive his body.

Outside, mourners lined the streets, crowding onto rooftops and balconies. A handful of masked gunmen, believed to be from the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades – an armed wing of the Fatah movement – fired into the air, vowing to ensure his death was not in vain. Some media reports indicated Mr Jaradat was a member of the Brigades.

Palestinian mourners carry the body of Arafat Jaradat, an inmate who died in an Israeli prison, during his funeral in the West Bank village of Saaer. Photo: AFP

Arafat Jaradat, 30, was arrested on February 18 on suspicion that he had thrown stones at Israeli soldiers. He died on Saturday in Israel’s Megiddo Prison after enduring days of interrogation by Shin Bet officers.

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The cause of his death is now in dispute senior Palestinian Authority officials say the autopsy revealed his body showed signs of torture, including broken ribs and injuries to his neck, spine, arms and legs, while Israel says it is too early to say how he died.

At first, Israeli prison officials said he died of a heart attack.

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