Israel ‘tortures’ recaptured Palestinian prisoners

People hold posters of Palestinians escaped from Israel’s Gilboa prison during a rally in support of Palestinians prisoners in Israeli jails and to demand the end of mistreatment of prisoners in Gaza City, Gaza on 25 September 2021. [Mustafa Hassona – Anadolu Agency]

The six Palestinian prisoners who escaped Gilboa Prison and were then recaptured are being tortured inside Israel’s jails, their lawyer has alleged.

According to Wafa news agency, Khaled Mahajneh described the prison conditions yesterday as “very harsh and inhumane.” He is a member of the defence team assigned to the prisoners by the Palestinian Authority’s Commission of Detainees’ Affairs.

“They do not know the time. They do not know if it is day or night. And they are subject to continuous interrogation by Israeli intelligence officers,” the lawyer explained. “Moreover, they have not been able to change their clothes since the time of their recapture, and are being held in solitary confinement.”

On Wednesday morning, an Israeli court extended the detention of the escapees until Sunday, along with another five prisoners whom Israel claims assisted them to escape and then covered it up.

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