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Hostages of Israeli revenge in the Gaza Strip: Testimonies of 100 released Palestinian detainees reveal crimes of torture, cruel treatment

[email protected] May 30, 2024 abuse, arbitrary arrest, civilian detainees, detention centers, genocide, international obligations, Israeli military, testimonies, torture

Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor documents the testimonies of about 100 released Palestinian detainees. These testimonies confirm that the Israeli authorities and army committed horrific crimes of arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance, torture, and inhuman and cruel treatment against thousands of Palestinian civilians who were arrested as part of Israel’s genocide in the Gaza Strip, ongoing since 7 October 2023.

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The writing was on the wall for Israel’s torture of prisoners

[email protected] May 17, 2024 Adnan al-Bursh, illegal combatants, international law, israel prison service, israeli law, medical ethics, Sde Teiman, torture

The Israeli government has ensured that horrific imprisonment practices targeting Palestinians can continue with impunity, in violation of international law and medical ethics.

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Palestinian Released From Israeli Prison Describes Beatings, Sexual Abuse and Torture

[email protected] May 1, 2024 Abu Ghraib, administrative detention, Amer Abu Halil, btselem, Israel's Prison Service, itamar ben gvir, Ketziot Prison, Ofer Prison, prison conditions post-Oct 7, prison murder, routine daily beatings, torture, West Bank

The prisoners’ hands were cuffed behind their back. They were led to the kitchen, where they were stripped and forced to lie one on top of the other, a pile of 10 naked prisoners… Then the dogs attacked

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Israeli military reportedly invited spectators to watch torture of Palestinians – Day 129

[email protected] February 13, 2024 ceasefire, francesca albanese, genocide, israeli hostages, khan younis, palestinian prisoners, Rafah, settler violence, south africa, torture, unrwa, war crime, West Bank

Israeli military invited spectators to watch, film Palestinians being tortured; prominent conservatives for ceasefire, oppose war against Iran; Senate passed aid to Israel, may not pass House; Israel killed 67 Palestinians & 5 Israelis in order to rescue 2 Israelis – US is “pleased”; UN special rapporteur for West Bank & Gaza banned; 2 reporters killed; UNRWA never got evidence from Israel; Israeli troops raid hospital; most Americans want ceasefire

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Gazan detainees report “torture like we never saw before” – Day 118

Kathryn Shihadah February 2, 2024 Biden, children in gaza, controlled demolitions, genocide, houthis, humanitarian pause, IDF, Israeli settlers, Netanyahu, Rafah, sanctions, starvation, unrwa, water

17,000 Gazan children alone, many are freezing, all are hungry and thirsty; Israel’s massive number of “controlled demolitions”; Israeli military ready to head south to Rafah, Gazans are terrified; humanitarian pause may be “weeks” away; Netanyahu’s incendiary remarks about UNRWA; the West is ignoring Houthis’ message; Biden sanctions 4 Israeli settlers; US judge can’t rule on Biden’s complicity in Israel’s genocide, but calls on him to “reconsider his position”

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Israel’s torture and humiliation of female and male Gazan prisoners

[email protected] January 6, 2024 female prisoner, Gaza, torture

Female prisoners were transported in cages, their clothes were stained with blood, most were bleeding from their hands, subjected to strip searches; Israeli soldiers subjected male prisoners to electric shocks, burned their skin with lighters, spat in their mouths

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Reports of mass disappearances & torture; death toll reaches 20,000 – Day 74

[email protected] December 20, 2023 ceasefire, Gaza, hostages, humanitarian aid, Israel, october 7, starvation, war crime, West Bank

Torture allegations; possible war crime; possible pause in hostilities; new developments on the escape and killing by Israel of Israeli hostages; more evidence of Israeli culpability in October 7th killings; West Bank continues to spiral

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Israeli media: Palestinians recount settler, army torture amid surge in West Bank expulsions

[email protected] November 2, 2023 displacement, israeli settler violence, torture

Under the shadow of the Gaza war, Israel is displacing rural Palestinian communities en masse. In Wadi al-Siq, the ordeal was particularly horrifying.

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Israeli NGO refers Israel to Int’l Criminal Court for torture of Palestinians

[email protected] June 12, 2022 icc, international criminal court, pcati, Public Committee Against Torture in Israel

Public Committee Against Torture in Israel says that after 30 years of fighting torture, it had “reached the unfortunate conclusion” that Israel has no wish to end torture, honestly investigate victims’ complaints and prosecute those responsible.

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Tortured Into Confession: Two Palestinians Recount Hellish Interrogation

[email protected] May 24, 2022 forced confession, Muhammad al-Rajbi, shin bet, silwan, torture, Yazan al-Rajbi, Yazan and Muhammad al-Rajbi

Ha’aretz: The two say they were subjected to various torture methods by Israel’s Shin Bet security service for over a month, including being locked in a cabinet for hours and bound to a chair for days without food or bathroom access

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