UN report: Torture and abuse persist in Israeli prisons
A report from the United Nations Human Rights Office criticizes the Israeli occupation's practice of committing acts of torture, mistreatment, and sexual abuse against Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons. It documents the killing of at least 91 prisoners since October 2023, with prison authorities ignoring their rights and refusing to return their bodies to their families. Prisoners have been subjected to systematic beatings, torture, starvation, and sexual assaults, particularly in facilities such as Sadiy Timan, Katsi'ot, Megiddo, and Ofer prisons. The report indicates that as of July 2026, the number of detainees reached 9,299, including 1,421 sentenced prisoners, 3,314 pre-trial detainees, and 3,244 administrative detainees, in addition to 1,320 individuals held on charges of "unlawful combatant." The report covers cases of detention from various locations, where prisoners have faced brutal interrogations and deliberate starvation, with testimonies reporting significant weight loss and the death of a child prisoner inside the prison due to severe starvation. It affirms that international law condemns these practices, describing them as war crimes.
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