One of the most prominent Palestinian prisoners jailed has died from cancer in an Israel prison. The novelist Walid Daqqa had spent the past 38 years locked up after being arrested for involvement in the killing of an Israeli soldier. Rights groups had been pressuring Israel to release Daqqa, saying he was in dire need of medical attention. Last month, Amnesty International called for his release, saying that since October 7, he had been tortured, humiliated and denied family visits.