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Some of the Palestinian prisoners freed yesterday as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal are saying they were abused while serving time in Israeli jails.
One of those released, Ahmed Awad, who was serving three life sentences for murder, described his experience to CNN after arriving in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank. “It was so difficult,” he said. “No rational human can imagine what they would see in prison. You can’t imagine the way they deal with prisoners. They humiliated us and beat us daily without any reason.”
Another released prisoner, 45-year-old Faisal Mahmood Abdullah Al Khaleefi, who had been convicted of security, weapons and other offenses and was in prison for 10 years, told CNN in Ramallah, “There was no treatment, we couldn’t even take painkillers.” He added a disturbing detail: “As for doctors, the one who was treating us also beat us. The first one to beat (us) was the doctor.”
[Image of Faisal Mahmood Abdullah Al Khaleefi]
Al Khaleefi also described being left in the sun for extended periods. “They left us on the gravel, 12 hours,” he said. He also alleged, “From time to time they would force us to stand up, beat us or throw us on our cellmates.”
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Affairs Commission and the Palestinian Prisoner Society reported on Monday that “many prisoners, especially those from Gaza, showed clear signs of physical and psychological torture, and there were documented cases of abuse even until the last moments of their release.”
We’ve reached out to the Israeli prison authorities for their response to these serious allegations.
[Image of people gathering to greet freed Palestinian detainees]
According to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS), some of the prisoners released in Ramallah were beaten by Israeli security personnel before even getting on the buses. PRCS spokesman Hassan Silwadi said that some had suffered rib fractures and eye trauma. In response, the Israel Prison Service stated they were unaware of the claims and said that “to the best of our knowledge, no such incidents occurred under IPS responsibility.”
Allegations of abuse against Palestinian inmates in Israeli jails aren’t new. A CNN investigation last year spoke with Israeli whistleblowers who worked at one detention camp and recounted incidents of beatings and other mistreatment. You can take a full look back here at the moment Palestinians were released from Israeli prisons.