This is absolutely horrific: @972mag spoke with an Israeli lawyer of Palestinian ethnicity who just visited the Sde Teiman detention center, the infamous facility where many Palestinian detainees are held. https://972mag.com/sde-teiman-prisoners-lawyer-mahajneh/… The conditions are unbelievably inhumane:
– The detainee the lawyer met – a journalist – “was nearly unrecognizable after 100 days in the detention facility; his face, hair, and skin color had changed, and he was covered with dirt and pigeon droppings. The journalist had not been given new clothes for nearly two months”
– “Detainees are continually blindfolded and tied up with their hands behind their backs, forced to sleep hunched over on the floor without any bedding. Their iron handcuffs are removed only during a weekly, minute-long shower. But the prisoners began refusing to shower because they don’t have watches, and going beyond the allotted minute exposes prisoners to severe punishments.”
– “For every 100 prisoners, only one roll of toilet paper is provided per day” – “The prisoners are prevented from talking to each other, even though more than 100 people are kept to a warehouse, some of them elderly and minors” – “Israeli guards sexually assaulted six prisoners with a stick in front of the other detainees after they had violated prison orders”
– “Most of the detainees are not formally accused of belonging to any organization or participating in any military activity”. The journalist the lawyer spoke with “still doesn’t know why he was detained or when he may be released.” Worse of all, these are the prisoners who are presumably treated well, because, as the lawyer comments “there are no Hamas members in Sde Teiman because they are in the hands of the Shabas [Israeli Prison Service which doesn’t administer Sde Teiman].” The people in Sde Teiman “are all citizens, young people, adults, and children”…
Just inhumane, no other word for it…
+972 Mag Summary of article
+972 Mag’s Baker Zoubi details the systematic destruction of press infrastructure in Gaza by Israeli forces during the recent conflict. The Israeli military has repeatedly targeted and destroyed media buildings, including the offices of Agence France-Presse (AFP) and the Press House, despite warnings and coordinates provided to prevent such attacks. This deliberate targeting of press infrastructure appears to be a strategy to stifle information coming out of the Gaza Strip and hinder international coverage of the conflict.
- The Israeli military targeted and destroyed the AFP office in the Hajji Tower, despite being informed of its location, in order to hinder the broadcast of live footage from Gaza.
- Independent investigations reveal the deliberate nature of the attacks on the AFP and Press House, with evidence suggesting the use of tanks.
- The destruction of the Press House, a sanctuary for journalists, has left Gazan journalists without a safe space to operate and access essential resources.
- The targeting of press infrastructure in Gaza obstructs the free flow of information about the conflict and hinders the ability of journalists to report on the humanitarian crisis.
- The Israeli military’s actions raise concerns about violations of press freedom and international law.
- The Israeli government has denied responsibility for the attacks on media outlets, claiming that they were accidental or aimed at legitimate military targets.
- Gazan journalists have faced immense danger and hardship during the conflict, with several journalists losing their lives while attempting to report on the situation.