Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Palestinian Ministry of Health: Two were martyred in Israeli shelling that targeted a besieged house in the town of Qabatiya in Jenin
At least 68 dead in migrant shipwreck off Yemen: IOM
Trump: We want to feed the people in Gaza, we do not want them to starve.
US President Donald Trump: We will impose sanctions on Russia if it does not end the war on Ukraine.
Israeli media: Polls show that 52% oppose Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu while only 29% support him.
Israeli media: 32% of Americans still support "Israel's" war on Hamas, while 60% oppose it.
Israeli media: Core US support for "Israel" hits its lowest, while support for Palestine reaches its highest levels.
Al Mayadeen's correspondent reports martyrs, injuries in Israeli bombardment of home in Heker al-Jame area in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza.
Al-Quds Governorate: Today, the spatial division of Al-Aqsa Mosque began in a public and dangerous manner, and we warn of a religious war in the region
The Ministry of Health in Gaza: This brings the total number of victims of famine and malnutrition to 175, including 93 children

Israeli Knesset decision; legal cover for enforced disappearance crime

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor
  • 19 Jan 2024 23:32
  • 6 Shares
4 Min Read

The Israeli Knesset has approved regulations prolonging the restriction on Gazan detainees meeting their lawyers for an additional four months.

  • x
  • Israeli invading soldiers transfer detained Palestinians out of the Gaza Strip on November 21, 2023, amid ongoing genocide. (AFP)
    Invading Israeli soldiers transferring detained Palestinians out of the Gaza Strip on November 21, 2023, amid ongoing genocide (AFP)

The General Assembly of the Israeli Knesset has endorsed regulations that extend the prohibition of Gazan detainees meeting their lawyers for an additional four months, effectively providing "legal" cover for the enforced disappearance of thousands of detainees, stated Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor in a Thursday release.

As per the statement, the extended enforced disappearance of the detainees may serve as an indication of the extent of torture and violence they experienced during their arrest, interrogation, and detention.

In further detail, Euro-Med Monitor highlighted that providing "legal" cover to conceal detainees suggests the complicity of various Israeli authorities in human rights violations. Nonetheless, this legal protection holds no value, considering that enforced disappearance is deemed a crime against humanity under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.

The Israeli occupation conducted an abduction campaign for #Palestinian men in #UN shelters, the men were stripped in the streets in the cold, and these men were taken to unknown locations.

The Chairman of the EuroMed Human Rights Monitor Rami Abdu also reported mass… pic.twitter.com/6aiXOktCtY

— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) December 7, 2023

Enforced disappearance is described as “the arrest, detention, abduction, or any other form of deprivation of liberty by agents of the State or by persons or groups of persons acting with the authorization, support, or acquiescence of the State," as per International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, "followed by a refusal to acknowledge the deprivation of liberty or by concealment of the fate or whereabouts of the disappeared person, which places such a person outside the protection of the law."

Horrific testimonies 

Related News

Palestinians are being massacred by US-German weapons: Iran's Baghaei

Dozens of Palestinians killed in Gaza as IOF resume onslaught

Since October 7, 2023, "Israel" has been implementing this practice against numerous Palestinians arrested during its ground invasion of the Gaza Strip.

Furthermore, the human rights watchdog reported that it regularly receives daily updates from individuals in the Gaza Strip who have lost communication with their sons or other family members. Some have been confirmed to be in Israeli army custody, while in areas with Israeli incursions, other families report severed contact.

The human rights group has also received reports verifying the arrest of several injured and ill individuals from Gaza City's Baptist and Al-Shifa hospitals. Additionally, 99 medical personnel and eight journalists have been reported arrested, with their current whereabouts unknown.

The Euro-Med Monitor team observed that Israeli authorities have rejected inquiries from various human rights organizations, including Israeli entities, seeking details about detainees from Gaza. These detainees are held in recently established Israeli army detention facilities located in al-Naqab and al-Quds, where they face intense abuse, torture, and deprivation of necessities.

Read more: Ben-Gvir wants underground prison wing used for Resistance's detained

Torture is indiscriminate 

Testimonies from recently released detainees, shared with Euro-Med Monitor, depict a harrowing picture of their experiences with brutal torture from the moment of their arrest. The reported abuses include being compelled to stay fully naked except for undergarments, enduring severe beatings for extended periods outdoors in freezing and rainy conditions, physical assault, verbal and sexual harassment, electric shocks, a form of torture known as "ghosting", and deprivation of food and/or water for prolonged periods.

Euro-Med Monitor has reportedly received these accounts following the release of a recent group of detainees, approximately 140 individuals, which included eight women. The testimonies reveal that torture is indiscriminate, targeting women, children, and the elderly, with a primary focus on extracting information about individuals unrelated to the detainees.

The human rights group highlighted the alarming absence of an accurate tally of detainees from Gaza. While the Israeli army asserted that there are 2,300 detainees in Gaza, estimates derived from the accounts of those released indicate that the actual number of detainees is significantly higher. According to one detainee, Israeli officers directly informed them that there are approximately 7,000 Gazan detainees.
 
 Read more: 'New Guantanamo': Hundreds of Gazan detainees killed under torture

  • genocide in Gaza
  • Gaza detainees
  • Operation Al-Aqsa Flood
  • Palestine
  • enforced disappearance
  • war crimes
  • Gaza
  • Israeli Knesset
War on Gaza

War on Gaza

Most Read

A rescued crew member from the ETERNITY C vessel in a video released by the Yemeni Armed Forces on July 28, 2025 (Yemeni Military Media)

Yemen Navy reveals fate of targeted Eternity C ship crew

  • Politics
  • 28 Jul 2025
An Israeli tank explodes following an ambush by al-Qassam Brigades in Gaza, Occupied Palestine, undated (Al-Qassam Military Media)

Al-Qassam strikes Israeli vehicles in Gaza, inflicts casualties

  • Politics
  • 30 Jul 2025
UAE lodges complaint against Israeli ambassador over 'misbehavior'

UAE lodges complaint against Israeli ambassador over 'misbehavior'

  • Politics
  • 1 Aug 2025
Protesters chant anti-Israeli slogans as they carry a banner that reads:" Freedom for Palestine, Alliance stop the war," during a demonstration in support of Palestinians in Gaza, outside the Israeli embassy, in Athens, Monday, June 9, 2025 (AP)

Athens mayor slams Israeli ambassador over Gaza war, graffiti claim

  • Politics
  • 3 Aug 2025

Coverage

All
The Ummah's Martyrs

Read Next

All
A member of the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, takes part in a parade as he celebrates a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and the Israeli regime in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Sunday, January 19, 2025 (AP)
Politics

Al-Qassam: We’ll allow aid to Israeli captives if Gaza siege ends

Freed Lebanese freedom fighter Georges Abdallah during an interview on Al Mayadeen, which aired on Sunday, August 3, 2025 (Al Mayadeen screengrab)
Politics

Exclusive: Resistance key to building state, Georges Abdallah says

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres gives a statement about the situation in Gaza at UN headquarters, Friday, June 27, 2025 (AP)
Politics

UN warns Gaza faces water crisis, looming famine under Israeli siege

Israeli soldiers drive their armored personnel carrier along the Gaza Strip, in southern occupied Palestine, Wednesday, July 30, 2025 (AP)
Politics

Ex-Israeli general says Gaza starvation campaign isolated 'Israel'

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS