At least 98 Palestinians have died in Israeli detention since the Gaza war erupted in October 2023, a rights group said on Monday, alleging torture and medical neglect and calling for an international investigation.

A report by an Israeli human rights group says at least 98 Palestinians have died in Israeli custody since the war in Gaza began.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will oppose any attempts to establish a Palestinian state ahead of a U.N. Security Council vote on a U.S.-drafted resolution on Gaza.

The Israeli military continues to eliminate Hamas tunnels in the 50 percent of Gaza still under its control after the ceasefire deal signed in Egypt in early October. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir traveled to the territory to meet with troops on October 16 and said,

Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola did not say who South Africa believed had organized the chartered plane that arrived in Johannesburg on Thursday with 153 Palestinians, but his comments were seen as accusing Israel of being behind a campaign to remove people from the Palestinian territories and send them to other countries.

At least 98 Palestinians have died in Israeli custody since October 2023, and the true death toll is likely higher given that a large number of people detained in Gaza are missing, according to a new report from an Israel-based human rights group,

More than 600,000 Palestinian children in Gaza have missed the past two years of school because of the war between Israel and the militant Hamas group. Instead of studying and socializing, they have been repeatedly displaced, fled airstrikes and shelling and often spent their days scouring for water and food for their families.

An Israeli-run organization is coordinating the secretive flights transporting Palestinians from the Gaza Strip abroad via Ramon Airport in

The group, whose members participated in the October 7 massacre, called the alleged incident a "cowardly and treacherous assassination operation."