Physicians and the Push for Accountability for Alleged Abuse of Gazan Prisoners Detained by Israel

Early this year, evidence began to emerge of alleged abuses of Gazans held at Israel’s Sde Teiman military detention facility, which was established after the Hamas terrorist attacks of Oct. 7, 2023. Documented in reports by Israeli human rights groups (e.g., here and here), United Nations agencies, and investigative journalists (e.g., here, here, here, here, here, here, and here), they have included dozens of accounts of detainees subjected to severe and repeated beatings, rape (which was captured on video and broadcast in August on an Israeli television station), constant shackling, continuous blindfolding, suspension from a chain, and other forms of torture, as well as inhumane and degrading treatment including keeping detainees in diapers in unsanitary conditions and denying them appropriate food. Several Gazan health professionals detained at Sde Teiman and later released without charge, from among the more than 260 health professionals reportedly detained by Israel since October 7th, have reported similar abuses.


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