The Nov. 17 caption in question states: “Palestinians protest demanding Israel to hand over bodies of Palestinian prisoners who died in Israeli prisons, on November 17, 2022 in Hebron in the occupied West Bank.” The photograph shows demonstrators holding a sign with the pictures of nine men. But just two of the nine died “in prison.” (Of those two, one died in a medical facility within the prison.)They are:
Kamal Abu Awar, a cancer patient — died in Assaf HaRofeh Medical Center
Sa’di Khalil al-Gharabli, suffered from chronic diseases, including prostate cancer — died in Kaplan Medical Center
Bassam al-Sayeh — died of complications from cancer in Assaf HaRofeh Medical Center. AFP previously corrected several captions which wrongly reported he had died in Israeli prison
Sami al-Amour, suffered several medical problems including blocked arteries — died in Soroka Hospital
Douad Al-Zubaidi, shot in stomach during shoot out with Israeli troops — died in Rambam Hospital
Nassar Taqatqa — died in a mental health facility in Nitzan Prison
Fares Baroud, liver problems, plus a tumor — died in Soroka Hospital
Anis Doleh, hunger striker — died 1980 in his Ashkelon cell, according to Haaretz
Following CAMERA’s communication with AFP, the news agency amended the caption to more accurately refer to “Palestinian prisoners who died in Israeli custody” as opposed to “Palestinian prisoners who died in Israeli prisons.” While the amended caption no longer contains a factual error, it still neglects to note that most died in hospitals from medical problems, potentially misleading readers to assume they died due to mistreatment while in custody.
See also “AFP Corrects Over a Dozen Captions: Prisoner Bassam Al-Sayeh Convicted in Henkins’ Murder” and “With False Report That Palestinian Prisoner Died in Jail, AP Adopts Anti-Israel Propaganda“