Sixth Palestinian prisoner died in Israeli prison since Oct.7 - agency

A Palestinian prisoner has died, bringing to 6 the number of prisoners who died in Israeli prisons since Oct.7, the Palestinian news Agency WAFA said late on Saturday.

Thaer Samih Abu Assab, who has been detained in 2005 and sentenced to 25 years in jail, died in the Negev desert prison, the agency said, quoting the Palestinian Commission of Detainees Affairs.

(Reporting By Muhammad Al Gebaly and Moaz Abd-Alaziz; Writing by Moaz Abd-Alaziz;)