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Brazil demands explanation from Israel over teenager's death in custody

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Brazil demands explanation from Israel over teenager's death in custody
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Palestinians attend the funeral of Brazilian-Palestinian dual national detainee Walid Khalid Abdalla Ahmad in Silwad, West Bank, Nov. 12, 2026. Walid Khalid Abdalla Ahmad was detained by Israeli forces in the occupied Palestinian territory on Sept. 30, 2024, and transferred to Megiddo prison in Israel, where he died in March 2025, according to Brazil's Foreign Ministry.

Relatives mourn during the funeral of the Brazilian-Palestinian dual national detainee Walid Khalid Abdalla Ahmad in Silwad, West Bank, Nov. 12, 2026. Walid Khalid Abdalla Ahmad was detained by Israeli forces in the occupied Palestinian territory on Sept. 30, 2024, and transferred to Megiddo prison in Israel, where he died in March 2025, according to Brazil's Foreign Ministry. His body was buried Thursday in Silwad in the West Bank after being withheld by Israeli authorities for nearly 20 months. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua)

Palestinians attend the funeral of Brazilian-Palestinian dual national detainee Walid Khalid Abdalla Ahmad in Silwad, West Bank, Nov. 12, 2026. Walid Khalid Abdalla Ahmad was detained by Israeli forces in the occupied Palestinian territory on Sept. 30, 2024, and transferred to Megiddo prison in Israel, where he died in March 2025, according to Brazil's Foreign Ministry. His body was buried Thursday in Silwad in the West Bank after being withheld by Israeli authorities for nearly 20 months. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua)

Palestinians attend the funeral of Brazilian-Palestinian dual national detainee Walid Khalid Abdalla Ahmad in Silwad, West Bank, Nov. 12, 2026. Walid Khalid Abdalla Ahmad was detained by Israeli forces in the occupied Palestinian territory on Sept. 30, 2024, and transferred to Megiddo prison in Israel, where he died in March 2025, according to Brazil's Foreign Ministry. His body was buried Thursday in Silwad in the West Bank after being withheld by Israeli authorities for nearly 20 months. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua)

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