EuroMed says 'Israel' has no redlines with people captured in Gaza
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The head of the EuroMed human rights organization says several Palestinian prisoners apprehended in Gaza were tortured and starved to death.
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Palestinians on donkey carts hold up white flags trying to prevent being shot while fleeing Gaza City on the al-Rimal neighborhood, central Gaza City, November 8, 2023 (AP)
The Israeli occupation has no redlines when it comes to the Palestinian prisoners arrested in the Gaza Strip, the head of the EuroMed human rights organization, Rami Abdo, told Al Mayadeen on Tuesday.
Several prisoners arrested in Gaza died due to the torture and starvation they were subjected to, with at least 1,000 civilian prisoners of war being reported in Gaza.
The Israeli occupation "committed major atrocities against the prisoners," he said, which he highlighted included mutilating their corpses.
The human rights observatory, Abdo added, was trying to gather information about the Israeli occupation's actions through the testimonies of those who had been released.
Both male and female civilians detained in Gaza, the EuroMed chief said, were sexually assaulted. "Israeli brutality reached unprecedented levels, which include electrocution and denuding prisoners."
Even elderly civilians were not exempted, as they were severely tortured and deprived of their medications and painkillers, with many passing away due to the medical neglect they were subjected to, Abdo revealed.
Abuse of prisoners
The Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported Monday that hundreds of Palestinians who were detained in Gaza and taken to the "Sde Teman" base near Beer al-Sabe’ were killed as a result of the harsh detention conditions.
It further stated that "the age group of the Palestinian detainees killed while under investigation ranges from minors to elderly individuals."
The newspaper described how "detainees are locked in fenced areas blindfolded and handcuffed for most of the day, with lights kept on throughout the night.”
Israeli media had broadcast scenes showing dozens of Palestinian detainees stripped naked and blindfolded, which sparked international outrage.
Meanwhile, Palestinians reported that the invading occupation forces detain Palestinians, take them to an unknown destination, and shoot them directly.
