Fatah calls for 'Day of Rage' after Palestinian prisoner dies of cancer in Israeli jail

The Fatah movement of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called for a "Day of Rage" following the death of a Palestinian in Israeli custody.

Fatah also called for a general strike in the West Bank on Tuesday.

The calls were in response to the death of 50-year-old prisoner Nasser Abu Hamid, a senior member of Fatah's armed al-Aqsa Brigades. He had been suffering from cancer.

Organizations supporting Palestinian prisoners have accused Israel of negligence in his medical treatment.

The new death brought to 233 detainees who had died inside Israeli prisons since 1967, including 74 as a result of medical negligence, according to the Palestinian Prisoner Society NGO.

There was no comment from Israeli authorities on the detainee's death.

In detention since 2002, Abu Hamid, from Al-Amari camp in Ramallah, was sentenced to life by Israel for allegedly resisting the Israeli occupation and participating in founding the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, blacklisted by Israel.

He was rushed from his Ramla Prison on Monday to the hospital where he breathed his last.

According to Palestinian NGOs, there are around 4,700 Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails, including at least 600 sick prisoners.