Haaretz investigation reveals starvation, beatings and inhumane conditions in Israeli prisons

Five Palestinian former detainees have reported starvation, beatings and inadequate medical care in Israeli prisons, according to a Haaretz investigation published on 8th October. The investigation, by journalists Hagar Shezaf and Nir Hasson, was based on testimonies from five Palestinians released over the past 18 months. Their accounts describe conditions that they say have affected thousands of Palestinian prisoners since the war on the Gaza Strip began. The testimonies covered Megiddo, Nafha and Ketziot prisons, as well as Ofer and Damon prisons and a military detention centre in Huwwara. According to the investigation, the five former detainees said they had lost between 15 and 50 per cent of their body weight during detention. They also described physical assaults, collective punishment, […]