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An investigative report by Israeli newspaper Haaretz has revealed allegations of mistreatment of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons, including weight loss, denial of medical care, and the spread of diseases.
An investigative report by Israeli newspaper Haaretz has revealed allegations of mistreatment of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons, including weight loss, denial of medical care, and the spread of diseases. According to the report, Palestinian detainees have faced torture, starvation, physical assaults, and inadequate medical treatment in Israeli prisons and detention centres.
According to the investigation, released Palestinian prisoners reported abuse and inhumane detention conditions at several facilities, including Megiddo, Nafha, Ktzi'ot, Ofer, and Damon prisons, as well as a military detention centre in Huwara. Former detainees said they had lost between 15 and 50 percent of their body weight. They also complained of collective punishment, repeated humiliation, the spread of scabies, and delays in receiving medical treatment. According to these former prisoners, the detention conditions for Palestinians from Gaza are even worse than those experienced by other Palestinian detainees.
Another section of the report stated that, in September, the Israel Prison Service held 9,329 Palestinians classified as security prisoners. According to the investigation, only 16 percent of them had been convicted by Israeli courts, while the remainder fell into various other categories. These included detainees awaiting trial, individuals held under administrative detention, and Palestinians whom the Israeli government classifies as unlawful combatants. The Haaretz investigation has raised serious concerns about the treatment of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli detention facilities, particularly allegations of torture, starvation, physical abuse, and the denial of adequate medical care.
