"This psychological limbo was highlighted this week by the case of Hamza Adwan, a 67-year-old detainee whose family was informed of his death on Sunday four months after he actually died in custody on September 9, 2025. Adwan, a father of nine who had already lost two sons before the war, was arrested at a checkpoint on November 12, 2024. According to his family, he was detained despite suffering from serious health issues, including heart disease, and requiring constant medical care."
"We do not know if he is detained or a martyr, the wife of Abdul Rahman, a young man who disappeared in January, told Al Jazeera. We filled out many forms but hope still exists. This psychological limbo was highlighted this week by the case of Hamza Adwan, a 67-year-old detainee whose family was informed of his death on Sunday four months after he actually died in custody on September 9, 2025."
Thousands of Palestinian families in Gaza face absence of information about detained relatives, unsure whether they are alive, detained, or dead. Families report conflicting, scarce, or delayed notifications about detainees, producing prolonged psychological limbo. Cases include a 67-year-old, whose family was informed months after his actual death in custody, and reports of detainees declared dead but later seen alive by released prisoners. Rights groups and Palestinian detainee organizations characterize enforced disappearance and delayed notification as systematic and part of a broader campaign of slow executions. Access to detainees is restricted, with the ICRC barred from visiting those in captivity.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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