Palestinians arrested and later released Israel They reported having suffered torture by the Israeli army, which denied these accusations.
The armed forces of the Jewish State detained hundreds of Palestinians during their ground offensive in the Gaza Stripbegun on October 27 in the context of the war with Hamas.
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After their release, about twenty of them were admitted this Sunday to the Najjar hospital of Rafahin the south of the Palestinian enclave.
“They have bruises and traces of blows on their bodies.“, said Marwan al Hamsdirector of that hospital.
According to images that AFP was able to take, Nayef Ali22 years old and one of the detainees, has cuts on his body and signs of blows to his wrists.
“They separated the men from the women and locked us in a house that (Israeli soldiers) had taken over.“explained Ali, who said he had been detained in the east of the Gaza City.
“They handcuffed us with our hands behind our backs for days. We had nothing to drink or eat. They didn’t allow us to go to the bathroom either. Just hits and hits”he added.
According to him, they then transported the detainees to a border area with Israel, where a “freezing cold”.
“They threw water on us before taking us to a prison (to Israel), where they tortured and beat us again.”he explained.
Jamis al Bardinianother 55-year-old detainee, said he had suffered similar mistreatment.
“They threw cold water on us during the day and beat us at night. Then, they took us to a prison, of which we did not know the name and where it was located.”Al Bardini explained.
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The Israeli army had already received harsh criticism after the dissemination in recent weeks of images of the group arrest of dozens of half-naked Palestinians, blindfolded and with their hands handcuffed behind their backs.
Contacted about the accusations of torture this Sunday, the armed forces assured that “Detainees are treated in accordance with international law”.
“During their detention, they receive food and sufficient hydration“, they added.
