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Palestinian groups protest after death of doctor held in Israeli prison

Source: REUTERS

A senior Palestinian doctor died after being held in an Israeli prison for more than four months, according to Palestinian prisoner associations which blamed Israel for his death.

They said Adnan Al-Bursh, head of orthopedics at Al Shifa Hospital, Gaza's largest medical facility, had been detained by Israeli forces while temporarily working at Al-Awada Hospital in.

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