Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons face not only intolerably abusive conditions but also systemic medical neglect, worsening their physical and mental health.
In interviews with The Electronic Intifada, former detainees described harrowing experiences that reflect a pattern of deliberate denial of basic healthcare, a situation that has worsened since 7 October, 2023.
Adel Sobeih, 21, was detained from a hospital bed on 20 March 2024.
At the time, he was a patient at al-Shifa hospital, where he was receiving treatment for a leg wound sustained in the so-called flour massacre in February 2024.
But on 18 March 2024, Israeli troops surrounded the hospital and began systematically rounding up patients and staff.
“Soldiers forced everyone – including patients – into the hospital yard,” Adel told The Electronic Intifada. “They made us strip and walk toward them. I was slow because of my injury, but they didn’t care. They beat my injured leg until it started bleeding.”
The abuse didn’t stop there. …..more
