Recent reports and testimonies have revealed widespread and systematic torture and abuse of Palestinian prisoners detained by Israeli forces in Gaza and held in makeshift detention centers and jails. Human rights organizations have long documented Israel's use of torture, but the scale of arbitrary arrests and abuses has increased significantly since October 7. Released detainees have reported undergoing brutal torture and are receiving medical treatment at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al-Balah. The UN special rapporteur on torture, Alice Jill Edwards, has received allegations of abuse against Palestinians held in Israeli prisons and military camps. The methods of torture reported include beatings, prolonged blindfolded and handcuffed detention, sleep deprivation, threats of violence, and exposure to degrading acts. UNSR reports and testimonies liken Israeli methods to those used by the Islamic State, as noted by Neil Sammonds.
BREAKING: ISRAEL WHISTLEBLOWER EXPOSES HORRIFIC TREATMENT OF PALESTINIAN HOSTAGES “The prisoners are detained in a sort of cages, all blindfolded and handcuffed. If someone speaks or moves, they are immediately silenced, or they are forced to stand with their hands raised above… https://t.co/3THkX8KJpa
"The message of Israel’s torture chambers is directed at all of us, not just Palestinians" ✍️ Big Story by Jonathan Cook https://t.co/giAGRWl5B9 https://t.co/d0Y2PqOJTb
"The message of Israel’s torture chambers is directed at all of us, not just Palestinians" ✍️ Opinion by Jonathan Cook https://t.co/giAGRWlDqH https://t.co/ZwJ6OmSd6o
"Although torture is designated as a war crime under the Rome Statute of the ICC, Palestinians in Israeli custody are enduring patterns of torture and ill treatment akin to the most notorious perpetrators of the modern era" ✍️ Opinion by Neil Sammonds https://t.co/V6FakIy82H
The UN special rapporteur on torture, Alice Jill Edwards, said she had received allegations of abuse against Palestinians held in prisons run by the Israeli Prison Service and in Israeli military camps. https://t.co/b5ngYguL5b
A UN expert urged Israel to investigate allegations of torture and other degrading treatment of detained Palestinians since including people beaten, kept in cells blindfolded & handcuffed, deprived of sleep, & threatened with physical & sexual violence. https://t.co/r2ka9FVtsX
"Some of the methods of torture being inflicted on Palestinians are best known for being used by the self-proclaimed Daesh or the Islamic State and other highly oppressive regimes, including Bashar al-Assad's Syria" ✍️ Opinion by Neil Sammonds https://t.co/0wDcUlBqEe
"Just as IS filmed and broadcast killings of captives and other abuses, Israeli forces have recorded and distributed countless clips and images of abuses against detainees" ✍️ Opinion by Neil Sammonds https://t.co/En0BR9v8f8
"Israel’s onslaught against Palestinians, marked by systematic torture and other atrocities, has caused global outcries, but has been largely supported by the Global North" ✍️ Opinion by Neil Sammonds https://t.co/0wDcUlBqEe
"Some of the methods of torture being inflicted on Palestinians are best known for being used by the self-proclaimed Islamic State and other highly oppressive regimes, including Bashar al-Assad's Syria" ✍️ Opinion by Neil Sammonds https://t.co/9uZybfxF8h
The UNSR received testimonies of Palestinians enduring beatings, prolonged blindfolded & handcuffed detention, sleep deprivation, threats of violence, insults, humiliation, & exposure to degrading acts, including being photographed in demeaning poses. https://t.co/WpUzwii7Xw
"Palestinians in Israeli custody are enduring patterns of torture and ill treatment akin to the most notorious perpetrators of the modern era." ✍️ Opinion by @neilsai https://t.co/0wDcUlBqEe
"Although torture is prohibited worldwide, Palestinians in Israeli custody are enduring patterns of torture and ill treatment akin to the most notorious perpetrators of the modern era" ✍️ Opinion by Neil Sammonds https://t.co/nROnlyelxN
Four Palestinians who were detained by the Israeli army in Gaza were released on Wednesday and are receiving medical treatment at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al-Balah. The detainees reported undergoing “brutal torture” by the Israeli military https://t.co/aMlZjc1Rip
"Israel's war on Gaza has not only incited global pro-Palestinian student protests, but it has also educated young people about the history of western colonial violence" ✍️ Opinion by Linah Alsaafin https://t.co/zgoJOs3NCo
"How Israeli torture methods resemble Islamic State horrors" ✍️ Opinion by @neilsai https://t.co/0wDcUlBqEe https://t.co/uarUN7seQz
"How Israeli torture methods resemble Islamic State horrors" ✍️ Opinion by Neil Sammonds https://t.co/0wDcUlBqEe https://t.co/DJbGD0zzZK
Arrested in Gaza and detained in makeshift detention centres and jails in Israel, reports have emerged of chilling displays of torture and humiliation https://t.co/B9ZuXYGSsc
Human rights organisations have for decades reported on Israel's widespread use of torture of Palestinian prisoners. Since 7 October, however, the scale of arbitrary arrests and abuses has skyrocketed https://t.co/B9ZuXYGSsc
"I heard prisoners whimpering and moaning in pain from torture" Shocking testimonies from Palestinians arrested in Gaza paint a harrowing picture of widespread torture and abuse in makeshift Israeli detention centres and jails https://t.co/B9ZuXYGSsc