Notorious Palestinian terrorist Nasser Abu Hmeid died of cancer at Shamir Medical Center Tuesday morning while in Israeli custody.
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He was a founding member of the Nablus-based Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade terrorist group and was serving multiple life sentences for involvement in terror attacks in Israel and the killing of seven Israelis and five Palestinian collaborators.
The prison service said in a statement that Hmeid received regular medical appointments, while the Palestinians accused Israel of medical negligence and deliberately killing Abu Hmeid.
The senior terrorist was imprisoned in April 2002, at the end of the Second Intifada, his fourth imprisonment by Israel. He was charged with 13 different counts, including several murder charges, and sentenced to seven counts of life and another 50 years in prison.
Abu Hamid suffered a rapid decline in his health in October, losing his ability to eat and losing a significant amount of weight, which prompted the PA Prisoner Authority to demand his release and threatened of retaliation should the request not be met.
"There will be no peace, the occupation must prepare for an unprecedented phase," it threatened.
i24NEWS contributed to this report.
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