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2023.12.01
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In the weeks following the 7 October Hamas strikes on Israel, Palestinian inmates who were recently released from Israeli prisons said that guards had abused them and subjected them to collective punishment. They recounted being smacked with sticks, set on by muzzled dogs, and robbed of their clothing, food, and blankets. According to one female prisoner, guards twice used tear gas on detainees while they were in their cells, and she was threatened with rape. Six persons were interviewed by bustlingnews.com , and they all frustrated to being physically assaulted before being released from prison. According to the Palestinian Prisoners Society, there have been allegations that certain guards peed on inmates who were handcuffed. Additionally, six inmates have passed away while held by Israeli authorities within the last week. Israel maintains that it is detaining all of its inmates in accordance with the law. In return for Israeli women and children held captive by Hamas in Gaza, Israel released many hostages this week, including 18-year-old Mohammed Nazzal. Since August, he has been jailed without charge in Nafha Prison. He claims to be unaware of the reason for his detention. In the northern part of the occupied West Bank, in the settlement of Qabatiya close to Jenin, Mohammed extended an invitation to visit his home down a twisting alley. A relative encircled the guests with a coffee flask and a towering stack of little paper cups as the smoke from twelve cigarettes hung heavy in the family reception room atop the ancient house. Mohammed, surrounded by rows of male relatives, sat with his severely bandaged hands held rigidly in front of him like a boxer, with the tips of his thumbs protruding. Israeli jail guards, he claims, entered his cell ten days ago armed with a speaker and microphone, attempting to incite the inmates by clapping and calling their names. "When they saw we weren't reacting," according to him, "they started to beat us." They lined us up such that the younger inmates were in the front and the older ones in the rear. After they grabbed me, they began to beat me. They were attempting to break my legs and hands as I defended my head. After Mohammed's release on Monday, his family gave us the X-rays and medical records from the Palestinian doctors in Ramallah who had examined him. We had two UK doctors look at the X-rays, and they both agreed that the images clearly revealed breaks in both hands. Mohammed was not surprised. What he tells me is that he was in a lot of agony at the beginning. I eventually realized they were defective and quit using them. I reserved their use for the restroom. He claims he was helped eating, drinking, and using the restroom by his fellow inmates, and that he was afraid the guards would beat him again if he asked for medical attention. The Israel Prison Service has cast doubt on Mohammed's account, asserting that a medic had checked him before to his release from prison and found no medical issue. In addition, the jail service footage released of the adolescent getting on a Red Cross bus just before his release, which they believe disproves his accusations. The teen's hands are visible in the video, but they aren't bandaged. They seem to be dangling by his sides throughout, even when he gets on the bus. According to Mohammed, it was on the Red Cross bus that he received his first medical treatment. The day he returned home, a doctor's report from a Ramallah hospital warned that, if his fractures didn't mend on their own, a plate could need to be placed. In order to verify Mohammed's account, we contacted the Red Cross. "We communicate directly with the authorities in charge of detention whenever we have concerns regarding the health of detainees," they stated. We refrain from discussing specific incidents in public as a result of this discourse. According to Mohammed, following the 7 October Hamas strikes, the behavior of guards within Israeli prisons altered. He recounts how the guards kicked them, struck them with sticks, and even stepped on his face. "They brought their dogs with them," he goes on to say. "They let the dogs attack us and then they started beating us." Mattresses, clothing, and pillows were snatched away, and our meals was tossed to the floor. Everyone was petrified. He proceeds to show me the bruises and cuts that he claims were caused by these assaults. "The dog attacking me wore a muzzle with very sharp edges - his muzzle and claws left marks all over my body," I hear him say. He claims that similar beatings occurred twice at Megiddo Prison and an overwhelming number of times at Nafha Prison. Our conversations with other Palestinian inmates in Israeli prisons have revealed a similar trend since the Hamas assaults; these inmates have interpreted this trend as "revenge" against Palestinian inmates for the atrocities committed by Hamas. Abdullah al-Zaghary, head of the Palestinian Prisoners Society, informed us that numerous inmates had seen guards apparently urinating on restrained inmates and brutally beating their cellmates. We requested a statement regarding these charges from the Israel Prison Service. They claimed that all inmates were held legally and were guaranteed all fundamental rights. The statement acknowledged the claims but denied knowing anything about them. "Nonetheless, prisoners and detainees have the right to file a complaint that will be fully examined by official authorities." A video was shared on social media by recently released prisoner Lama Khater, who said in the film that an intelligence officer had "explicitly threatened her with rape" shortly after her arrest in late October. She stated to the interviewer, "I was handcuffed and blindfolded," to the camera. A rape threat was made against me... I could see they were trying to scare me. The prisoner herself had disputed these accusations, according to Israel, who said that her lawyer had made them. A complaint for incitement had been filed by the prison service, it said. Nevertheless, Lama Khater informed us over the phone that female inmates, including herself, had been subjected to rape threats and tear gas in the Damon Prison dormitory. Six Palestinians have died while in detention since the attacks on October 7, according to the Palestinian Prisoners Society. This marks a dramatic increase in the number of deaths in custody since then. Israel sidestepped our direct inquiry by stating that four inmates had passed away on separate occasions in the previous week and that the prison administration was unaware of the circumstances surrounding their deaths. According to Mohammed Nazzal of Qabatiya village, he is still in discomfort, particularly throughout the night, from his hands. The adolescent he knew previously had not returned from jail, according to his brother Mutaz. "This is not the Mohammed we know," he commented. Brave and valiant he was. His heart is crushed and he is devastated. "You could see how scared he was." He added that the Israeli army had conducted an operation in Jenin the night before, which was located 4km (2.5 miles) apart.
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