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Palestinians describe abuse in Israel’s prisons *Warning: This story contains descriptions of sexual assault that some readers may find disturbing.* He does not begin with the name of the prison. He begins with
Israel and the State of Palestine in its situations of concern, citing patterns of sexual violence by Israeli forces against Palestinian detainees
Israel’s genocidal use of sexual violence Before the events of October 2023, human rights organisations had for decades documented allegations of sexual violence and abuse against Palestinian detainees
Israel on 7 October 2023, which triggered the Gaza war, UN agencies and Israeli rights groups have reported an increase in claims of abuse of Palestinian prisoners and detainees, including routine beatings, sexual violence
violence used against Palestinian detainees. Last year, [two Palestinian men separately told the BBC they were sexually abused](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8dy8r7lq0go) while in detention. One of the men said a dog was used to sexually
Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip, and despite overwhelming evidence of widespread torture and abuse, including sexual violence, against Palestinians in Israeli detention centers, only one Israeli soldier
sexual violence, when they decide not to prosecute the most high-profile case, which is extremely well documented,” Ansari said. “There is a culture of accepting sexualised assault against Palestinians. “There was a discussion
Israel says that cases of sexual violence by its soldiers are isolated incidents, and not part of a wider policy. ## Rape in prisons Sexual assaults against Palestinians in Israeli prisons have also been reported
Israel's prison service said various allegations were "false and entirely without factual basis". "All prisoners and detainees are held in accordance with the law, with full regard for their basic rights and under
detainees are hundreds of children. Prisoners are subjected to systematic starvation, beatings, denial of medical care, and sexual violence ranging from forced stripping to rape. At least 84 Palestinian prisoners have died in Israeli custody
Violence across the occupied West Bank perpetrated by Israeli forces also intensified to unprecedented levels. All visits to prisoners were halted, and information about them was not shared – something that used to be standard practice
Palestinians out of their homes in the occupied West Bank. Allegations of sexual assault of detainees in Israeli detention have also been documented by Israeli and international human rights groups such as [B’Tselem
Palestinian detainees. This week, Ben-Gvir was seen on camera gloating over a group of largely foreign activists who were forced to kneel on the floor with their arms bound after Israeli forces detained their
detainees after a video was released by Israel’s far-right National Security Minister [Itamar Ben-Gvir](/news/2023/8/27/who-is-israels-far-right-pro-settler-security-minister-ben-gvir), which showed him taunting foreign activists at a makeshift holding pen in Israel’s city of Ashdod
detainees to Greece. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez accused Israel of “once again violating international law by attacking a civilian flotilla in waters that do not belong to it”, urging the European Union to freeze
violence within Israeli forces, especially among those charged with overseeing Palestinian prisoners. Many were arrested and held without charge under Israel’s system of administrative detention.  Mohammed Zaki
Israel’s brutal torture of Palestinian prisoners, which include rape and sexual violence, the world got yet another glimpse of the horrific reality of Palestinian life under unending Israeli settler colonial occupation. Any person with
detainee cannot yet say what has been done to her body. It begins in a fieldworker’s notebook, a scar photographed, a testimony taken in whispers, a file carried out of a place where everyone
detainees, after [video footage of the Israeli security minister mocking some of the activists](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/20/israeli-security-minister-itamar-ben-gvir-stirs-diplomatic-outrage-with-flotilla-activist-abuse-video) in prison sparked an international outcry. Italy said EU members were discussing imposing sanctions on the minister, Itamar
detainees, whose numbers have soared since October 7, 2023. That evidence has been documented by rights groups and media, [including](/news/2026/5/7/palestinians-expose-torture-and-sexual-violence-in-israeli-detention) Al Jazeera. Israel had previously condemned The New York Times report as “blood libel