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‘Beaten for 30 days straight’: Palestinians detail abuse in Israeli prisons
Palestinians detainees from Gaza continue to be subjected to extreme torture and ill-treatment in Israeli prisons, according to a new report by the Palestinian Commission of Detainees Affairs’ and the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society.
Based on testimonies obtained by lawyers during visits with detainees from late July to mid-August, the report found that “the interrogation period stands out as one of the clearest reflections of the level of torture and grave violations” against detainees from Gaza.
One detainee, referred to by the initials YA in the report, said Israeli interrogators would strap him to a chair then throw him to the ground with his hands and feet bound.
“I was beaten daily for 30 days straight. I currently suffer from torn chest muscles and severe pain due to prolonged shackling of my arms behind my back,” the detainee said.
Another prisoner, referred to as YD, described similar treatment.
“The beating was so violent that my handcuffs came off twice. I was struck violently on the head, and my hair was pulled out. Now I suffer from rib fractures and I can’t sleep. The torture also caused a tear in my left ear, vision impairment, and kidney pain.”
Palestinian journalist detained by Israeli forces in occupied West Bank: Report
Israeli special forces have detained Palestinian journalist Muath Amarneh while he was travelling between Bethlehem and Hebron in the occupied West Bank and have taken him to an unknown location, Wafa reports, citing a security source.
Wafa said that Amarneh was shot with a rubber-coated metal bullet by Israeli forces in 2019 while he was covering confrontations in the town of Surif, northwest of Hebron, despite wearing a clearly marked press vest.
That attack left him blind in one eye, with shrapnel lodged in his skull.
Israeli forces also detained Amarneh in October 2023 and held him for nine months, Wafa said.
