UN report cites ongoing torture in Israeli prisons
A report from the United Nations Human Rights Office confirms that the Israeli occupation is committing crimes of torture, ill-treatment, and sexual abuses against Palestinian prisoners in detention centers, with these crimes escalating since the beginning of the genocide war in Gaza in October 2023. The report documented the death of at least 91 prisoners, while prison authorities avoid disclosing details about the cases of death and have refused to hand over their bodies to their families. The detainees, including those who have been released, have been subjected to systematic torture that involves beating, starvation, denial of medical treatment, and sexual violence. Locations such as Sde Timan, Ketziot, Megiddo, and Ofer are highlighted as sites where the harshest violations occur. According to the report, the number of prisoners as of July 2026 is approximately 9,299, including administrative detainees without trial and those classified as "unlawful fighters." It also points to cases of arbitrary detention from multiple locations, where incidents of forced strip searches, violent interrogations, and physical assaults by occupation forces have been documented, including the use of police dogs and forcing detainees to pass between lines of soldiers. The report emphasizes that prison authorities follow a clear policy of starvation designed to weaken the prisoners, with reports of significant weight loss among detainees. It specifically mentions the death of the 17-year-old child, Walid Al-Basha, inside Megiddo prison due to severe starvation, despite being in good health at the time of detention. The report clarifies that international humanitarian law explicitly prohibits torture and rape, considering them war crimes.
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