"Survivors said that even after they were released, their struggle did not end as survival started another psychological battle, with the harrowing memories of imprisonment still haunting them. Survivor Mohammed al-Bakri was arrested during Israeli military operations in Gaza in March 2024 and was jailed for about 20 months. He was transferred between several Israeli detention centres before ending up in a prison in occupied East Jerusalem. There he remained blindfolded and handcuffed alongside other detainees for months, cut off from the outside world, he told Al Jazeera."
"One night in prison, Israeli soldiers stripped him naked, unleashed dogs and sexually assaulted him. They first handcuffed our hands in front of us. When the rape began, they forced our hands behind our backs, stripped us naked, and threw us onto the floor, he said. Dogs were unleashed on us and viciously attacked us. One of them was extremely large. Some soldiers also used sexual objects during the assaults."
"More than 9,600 Palestinians were held in Israeli prisons last month, compared with about 5,250 before the war — an 83 per cent increase, say prisoners' advocacy groups. They include 350 children and about 3,530 administrative detainees being held without charge. In another case, 17-year-old Ahmed, whose identity is being concealed by Al Jazeera at his family's request, was detained near an aid distribution point in Rafah in southern Gaza."
Palestinian detainees and rights groups report dehumanising treatment in Israeli prisons, including torture, rape, and sexual violence by guards and soldiers. Former detainees describe being blindfolded and handcuffed for months, isolated from the outside world, and subjected to stripping and forced positions during assaults. Some accounts include dogs being unleashed and used to attack detainees, along with the use of sexual objects. Survivors describe ongoing psychological battles after release, with imprisonment memories continuing to haunt them. Prisoner advocacy groups report a sharp rise in the number of Palestinians held, including children and administrative detainees held without charge.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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