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Detention of Israeli reservists suspected of abuse extended: Report
The Times of Israel reports that the detention of five reservists suspected of sexual abuse against a Palestinian detainee has been extended.
The Israeli military was quoted as saying the suspects will remain held until Wednesday for further investigation. Regarding three other suspects, the prosecutor has yet to decide whether to request an extension.
The reservists are accused of aggravated sodomy against a Palestinian man at the Sde Teiman detention facility.
The site has come under increased scrutiny following media reports and human rights organisations denouncing widespread abuse at the facility, with some comparing it to the notorious Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.
A Palestinian activist holds a banner during a protest to support Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli prisons in Nablus, West Bank
Palestinian detainees describe torture in Israel’s Ofer Prison: Prisoners agency
Three Palestinians from Gaza who are being held in Israel’s Ofer Prison have recounted abuse and mistreatment, according to the Palestinian Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs.
Mohammed Jamous, 44; Fadi Ayad, 39; and Fadi Howaydi, 38, told the commission’s lawyer who visited them last week that they were stripped of their clothes, beaten, tortured, bound and blindfolded.
The detainees described Israeli soldiers as “rabid beasts” who took pleasure in their suffering.
“We were turned into prey to these monsters, who enjoyed our hunger, thirst, screams and illnesses. We still do not believe that we are still alive,” a prisoner was quoted as saying.
The abuse, according to the detainees, began immediately upon their detention in Gaza and continued through transportation in military vehicles where they faced insults, degradation and torture.
“Today, we are all sick,” a detainee said, according to the commission. “Our bodies are exhausted, and we have become prey to illness and injury. No medical treatment or medication is provided. Despite these dire conditions, we cling to the hope of returning to our families alive.”
