Dozens of detainees have died, and testimonies indicate use of dogs, waterboarding and sexual violence
Many of those seized in Gaza since the war began on October 7th were taken at checkpoints as they fled Israel’s military offensive or from the schools and hospitals where they were sheltering, said the 23-page report based primarily on interviews with released detainees and other victims and witnesses.
“The testimonies gathered by my office and other entities indicate a range of appalling acts, such as waterboarding and the release of dogs on detainees, amongst other acts, in flagrant violation of international human rights law and international humanitarian law,” said United Nations high commissioner Volker Turk in a statement accompanying the report.
The Israeli military has said it is investigating allegations of mistreatment of detainees at facilities in Israel but has declined to comment on specific cases. It plans a phase out of the Sde Teiman camp in the Negev desert which was cited both in the UN report and by Palestinians rights group as a location of detainee abuse.Generally they were held in secret, without being given a reason for their detention or access to a lawyer, the report said.
It is also sparking domestic tensions in Israel where this week right-wing protesters broke into military compounds where Israeli soldiers were due to be questioned as part of an investigation into alleged abuse of a Palestinian detainee.
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