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Netanyahu announces ‘national day of appreciation’ for Israeli soldiers
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced a national day of appreciation for soldiers serving in the Israeli army as attacks on Palestinians continue in the occupied West Bank and Gaza.
Speaking at the start of a government meeting, Netanyahu said his cabinet would also approve “additional assistance for career and regular service personnel”, including an economic aid fund, grants, incentives and housing benefits.
More than 880 Israeli soldiers have been killed in Israel’s war on Gaza since October 2023.
Doctor alleges organ harvesting in Palestinian corpses handed over by Israeli forces
A British Palestinian surgeon has told Al Jazeera that photographs he received of Palestinians’ bodies handed over by the Israeli army are “highly indicative of organ harvesting”.
Dr Ghassan Abu Sittah said he was “sent photographs of the bodies that were received by the Ministry of Health from the Israeli army”.
“The bodies show clearly surgically removed lungs, heart, kidneys and liver – done in a professional, surgical way, using sharp bone saws, causing zero damage to surrounding tissues,” he said.
“These bodies also had liquid nitrogen burns on their skin, but no other injuries. It’s unlikely the organs were retrieved post-mortem. All of these bodies belonged to Palestinians whose families said they had been imprisoned alive. So all of this is highly indicative of organ harvesting.”
Abu Sittah said the photographs were taken on October 17, shortly after Israel handed over 120 bodies. His comments support claims by Gaza Government Media Office director, Ismail al-Thawabta, who accused the Israeli army of stealing organs from Palestinian corpses and called for an immediate international investigation.
Israeli government officials have previously admitted that Israel harvested the skin, corneas, heart valves and bones of Palestinians up until the year 2000.
Palestinian describes ‘100 days of torture’ in Israeli detention
A Palestinian photojournalist has described how Israeli guards told prisoners “they had killed our children and our wives” while he was held without charge in an Israeli prison, the AFP news agency is reporting.
Shadi Abu Sidou, 35, said he was arrested in March 2024 while working at the al-Shifa Hospital complex in Gaza City and detained under Israel’s “illegal fighters” law, which has allowed hundreds of Palestinians to be imprisoned without trial or access to lawyers.
He said that during detention, he was tortured. Abu Sidou said his “hands were tied and eyes blindfolded from 5am to 11pm” and that he was forbidden to speak throughout his confinement at the Sde Teiman military base, where many Palestinians from Gaza are still held.
Palestinian prisoners report daily abuses in Israel’s Ofer Prison
The Palestinian Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs says Palestinian prisoners in the Gilad section of Israel’s Ofer Prison are facing “daily repression” and severe living conditions, the Wafa news agency reports.
A lawyer from the commission said the section houses 100 to 120 prisoners across 12 rooms with about 16 detainees per room. Prisoners suffer from shortages of clothing and hygiene supplies and reportedly bathe in cold water and use dishwashing liquid instead of shampoo.
Food is limited mostly to bread and yogurt with tuna or sausages provided once a week. Many sleep on the floor due to overcrowding and receive only one blanket and towel, which are rarely replaced.
The commission said prisoners face raids and punishments for minor reasons, including standing near windows or praying in groups. Some have been beaten, isolated or subjected to electric shocks, it said.
