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.
Israeli occupation aircraft targeted an ambulance, causing it to catch fire, on Sheikh Ajleen Street, west of Gaza City. Additionally, Israeli occupation forces bombed and destroyed a car showroom on the same street.
Israeli occupation forces fired a tank shell at civilians and arrested them while injured for three days, subjecting them to torture and mistreatment around Al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza. They were left naked in a cold place and threatened with execution, as indicated in their social media posts.
Bayan Fayyad, the sole survivor nurse from Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, witnessed the details of the arrest of medical staff and displaced persons at Nasser Hospital.
She stated that the occupation forces stripped the males in front of the females, executed some of them, and forced the women to remove their hijabs.
Israeli occupation forces arrested detainee Ibrahim Salem and held him for 8 months in their prisons. During his detention, 2 of his siblings were martyred, and he underwent 3 surgeries due to torture. Additionally, his family was buried inside Kamal Adwan Hospital, and during interrogation, Israeli soldiers showed him photos of his family’s desecrated graves inside the hospital. The released prisoner lost 40 kilograms of weight during his imprisonment.
Israeli occupation forces arrested Ismail Abdel Aziz Ismail Tafesh (53 years old), a dialysis patient, and his son Hamdi while they were fleeing from Al-Shifa Medical Complex to southern Gaza. The occupation forces tortured and mistreated him without regard for his medical condition.
Yusra Abu Al-Khayr, a woman in her sixties, was detained by soldiers on Salah al-Din Street while she was fleeing displacement south. She was subjected to searches and prevented sleep for several days, fainting more than ten times without receiving any medication. In the video, she recounts the various forms of torture she endured in Israeli occupation prisons.
Israeli occupation soldiers forcibly removed the hijab of Palestinian Hadeel Al-Dahdoh and threw her into a truck with hundreds of other detainees, stripping them of their clothes. Hadeel recounts her horrifying experiences and the crimes committed by Israeli soldiers.
She revealed that Israeli soldiers committed a crime against humanity by drugging detainees before interrogating them to extract information while they were partially unconscious. Hadeel’s husband also disclosed that the detainees were given hallucinogenic substances before their interrogations.
When Hadeel was finally released, she discovered that her husband was still alive, as the soldiers had deceived her into believing he, along with all her relatives, had been killed. They had also threatened to bury her alive and unleash dogs to tear at her flesh.
Detainee Heba Saleh reveals that she was subjected to physical torture by Israeli occupation soldiers, who also threatened to bomb her home and kill her siblings.
Naima Hamouda said that she was arrested from her home in Jabalia, northern Gaza, about a month and a half ago. The arrest involved beating, torture, inhumane treatment, and binding of hands and legs.
She added that she, along with several other female detainees, was subjected to interrogations under physical abuse and daily torture at the Damoun Military Prison, which is specifically for Palestinian female prisoners from the West Bank and Gaza.
They were left in the open air for consecutive days after Israeli female soldiers demanded they strip off their clothes in the harsh cold, and they were deprived of food for extended periods.
Fathia Abu Mousa was arrested from within Israel while accompanying her sick sister and sentenced to 60 days in prison. She reported enduring 45 days of humiliation and suffering inside Israeli prisons, where there were no clean restrooms, insufficient food, lack of clothing, and no personal hygiene products.