Palestinian detainees in the occupation’s prisons are subjected to brutal forms of physical and psychological torture aimed at breaking their will and stripping away their humanity. The methods of torture vary, including severe beatings, deprivation of sleep, prolonged solitary confinement, and violent interrogations accompanied by threats and humiliation. These violations not only constitute a blatant breach of international humanitarian law but also form part of a systematic oppression mechanism used by the occupation to intimidate the Palestinian people and undermine their resistance. Documenting these crimes is essential for achieving justice, accountability, and fairness for detainees who live in inhumane conditions, deprived of their basic rights.
A detainee recounts his experience of torture inside Israeli occupation prisons, stating: “From the first day I was arrested, with shackles on both my hands and legs, the torture was relentless every day. Prisoners in the jails die, there is no food, women are raped, and children are mistreated in the prisons.”
A Gazan woman was detained by Israeli occupation forces, who forced her to strip and threatened her with rape. Despite informing the soldiers that she was five months pregnant, they struck her on abdomen.
On July 25, 2024, detainees, both men and women, were released from Israeli occupation prisons after several months of captivity in its secret detention centers. They arrived at Shuhada Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, to receive appropriate medical care following medical neglect and torture in Israeli prisons.
On November 11, 2023, Israeli occupation forces arrested two brothers from Gaza who had taken refuge in New Gaza School. They were used as human shields during the bombing of the school. One of the brothers was released after 40 days, while the other remained detained until April 7, 2024, over 140 days, during which his brother relentlessly sought information about his fate. The Israeli occupation forces subjected the two brothers to electric shocks while they were naked, broke their rib cages, and placed them in cold rooms while pouring water over them.
