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Torture during the Gaza war
| Torture during the Gaza war | |||
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| Part of mass detentions in the Gaza war and genocide | |||
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| Date | October 7, 2023 – present (1 year, 3 months, 3 weeks and 2 days) | ||
| Location | |||
| Methods | Beatings, rape, gang-rape, sexualized torture, mutilation and other forms of sexual violence, dog attacks, psychological torture | ||
| Status | Ongoing | ||
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During the Gaza war, Israel has systematically tortured Palestinians detained in its prison system. This torture has been reported by the United Nations, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International,[2][3][4] as well as Israeli nonprofit human rights organizations such as Physicians for Human Rights Israel and B'Tselem.[5][6]
Palestinian men, women and children in Gaza and in detainment in Israel in locations such as the Sd Teiman detention camp have been subjected to rape, gang-rape, sexualized torture and mutilation, among other forms of sexual violence, as well as psychological and physical torture by both male and female Israeli soldiers and medical staff.[7][6]
Some of the victims were United Nations staff forced to confess to terrorism offenses.[8] Multiple reports also speak of prisoners who suffered from medical neglect for injuries sustained, which led to cases of arm and leg amputations. Their testimonies have been corroborated by whistleblowing Israeli staff and a CNN investigation.[9]
As of August 2024, at least 53 Palestinian detainees have died in Israeli military facilities since the beginning of the war.[10][11] Numerous Palestinian detainees have provided testimony of torture by Israeli forces, including during interrogations,[12][13][14] Israeli prison guards also spoke out.[15] There were further reports of the Israeli torture of accused militants.
In response, Shin Bet officials stated they conduct militant interrogations within the Israeli legal framework, under which torture is considered legal under certain circumstances.[16][17]
- ^ "ما حكاية "أسد غزة" حمزة أبو حليمة؟". TOI. October 16, 2024.
- ^ "Israeli authorities, Palestinian armed groups are responsible for war crimes, other grave violations of international law, UN Inquiry finds". UN Human Rights Office. June 12, 2024.
- ^ "Israeli Lawmakers Try to Block Torture Prosecutions". Human Rights Watch. July 31, 2024. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ "Israel must end mass incommunicado detention and torture of Palestinians from Gaza". Amnesty International. July 18, 2024. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ "Systematic Violation of Human Rights: The Incarceration Conditions of Palestinians in Israel Since October 7 | Report". Physicians for Human Rights Israel. February 29, 2024. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ a b "Welcome to Hell: The Israeli Prison System as a Network of Torture Camps". B'Tselem. August 5, 2024.
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- "'Raped by female soldiers': Palestinian in leaked Sde Teiman photo speaks out". Middle East Eye. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
- "Palestinian in leaked Sde Teiman photo speaks out". Middle East Eye. August 10, 2024. Archived from the original on August 11, 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
- "Palestinians recount deadly abuse in Israeli prisons: 'It is Guantánamo'". Washington Post. July 29, 2024. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
- ^ Shezaf, Hagar (April 17, 2024). "UNRWA: Israeli Army Forced Staff to Confess Ties to Hamas Using Torture". Haaretz. Archived from the original on April 23, 2024.
- ^ Qiblawi, Tamara (May 10, 2024). "Israeli whistleblowers detail horror of shadowy detention facility for Palestinians". CNN. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
- ^ "Israel subjecting Palestinian detainees to torture and abuse: UN report". Al Jazeera. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
- ^ Janan Abdu,The writing was on the wall for Israel’s torture of prisoners +972 magazine 14 May 2024
- ^ "Israel/OPT: Horrifying cases of torture and degrading treatment of Palestinian detainees amid spike in arbitrary arrests". Amnesty International. November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ Mehul Srivastava (November 30, 2023). "The Palestinian teenagers suddenly freed from jail in Hamas hostage deal". The Financial Times.
- ^ "Palestinians recount deadly abuse in Israeli prisons: 'It is Guantánamo'". Washington Post. July 29, 2024. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
- ^ Fogelman, Shay (August 16, 2024). "We Served on Israel's Sde Teiman Base. Here's What We Did to Gazans Detained There". Haaretz.com. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
NBCNews2023was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "It's now (even more) official: torture is legal in Israel". OMCT. March 21, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
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