Walid Khalid Abdalla Ahmad, 17, died in Israeli custody in March 2025 and was buried in November 2026 in Silwad, West Bank
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Walid Khalid Abdalla Ahmad, a 17-year-old Brazilian-Palestinian binational citizen, was arrested on September 30, 2024 in Silwad, in the West Bank, accused of attacking Israeli soldiers with stones. He died in Israeli custody at Megiddo prison in March 2025. His body was held for almost 20 months by the Israeli government and buried on November 12 in Silwad. Brazil and Israel have maintained public friction since Brazil began accusing Benjamin Netanyahu's administration of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip.
The body of the Brazilian-Palestinian binational citizen Walid Khalid Abdalla Ahmad, who died in Israeli custody in March 2025, at 17 years of age, was buried on November 12, in Silwad, in the West Bank, State of Palestine.
As the burial took place 1 year and 8 months after the Brazilian's death, Itamaraty demanded explanations from the Israeli government, with which the Brazilian government has had public friction since the country began accusing Benjamin Netanyahu's administration of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip.
"The conditions to which the Brazilian citizen was subjected during his incarceration, as well as the retention of his body for almost 20 months by the Israeli government, constituted a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law," stated Itamaraty.
"During the entire period of retention of the body, the Brazilian Representative Office in Ramallah and the Brazilian Embassy in Tel Aviv carried out repeated requests for release and provided assistance to the family," he added.
Walid was arrested on September 30, 2024 in the city of Silwad, in the West Bank, a region occupied by Israel. Accused of attacking Israeli soldiers with stones, he was never tried before he died.
In the note confirming the death of Walid Ahmad, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs states that "the circumstances and exact date of death have not yet been clarified".
"The Brazilian government learned, with deep consternation, of the death of Brazilian citizen Walid Khalid Abdalla Ahmad, aged 17, in the Israeli prison of Megiddo. The minor, resident of the West Bank, in the State of Palestine, had been detained on September 30, 2024 in occupied Palestine and taken by Israeli forces to the prison of Megiddo, in Israeli territory", stated Itamaraty at the time.
According to the Arab-Palestinian Federation of Brazil, the prison in Megiddo, where Walid was held, is known for the use of torture with electric shocks, beatings and food deprivation.
The Brazilian government emphasizes the need for a conclusive official explanation from the Israeli government regarding the causes of death.
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The Israeli government will provide an official explanation of the causes of Walid Ahmad's death in response to the Foreign Ministry's charge.
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Public friction between Brazil and Israel will intensify in the face of accusations of violation of international humanitarian law.
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