RAMALLAH: The Palestinian Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs has released disturbing testimonies from detainees from Gaza held in the Israeli Ofer Prison. The accounts, collected from detainees Mohammed Jamous, 44, Fadi Ayad, 39, and Fadi Howaydi, 38, reveal severe abuse and mistreatment from the moment of their detention.
During a recent visit by the commission’s lawyer, the detainees recounted the brutal conditions they faced. “What we experienced was real fascism,” they said. “We were stripped of our clothes, beaten, tortured, and bound, with our eyes blindfolded.”
The detainees described the Israeli soldiers as “rabid beasts” who took pleasure in their suffering, highlighting their hunger, thirst, and the relentless pain they endured. They expressed disbelief at their own survival under such conditions.
The abuse, according to the detainees, began immediately upon their detention from Gaza, continuing through transportation in military vehicles, where they faced insults, degradation, and
severe torture. The conditions in the detention camps were described as so horrific that they wished for the earth to swallow them up rather than face the inhumane treatment.
They reported experiencing systematic abuse, including broken bones, open wounds, and severe beatings. The detainees also faced further torment in hospitals, where they were subjected to additional forms of torture. “Our minds cannot comprehend the extent of what is happening to us,” they added.
The detainees also described their constant confinement in painful positions and the use of attack dogs, toxic gas, and pepper spray in their cells. Many detainees from Gaza reportedly lost consciousness multiple times due to the beatings, with some succumbing to death under torture, like the martyr Islam Sarsawi.
“Today, we are all sick,” the detainees concluded. “Our bodies are exhausted, and we have become prey to illness and injury. No medical treatment or medication is provided. Despite these dire conditions, we cling to the hope of retur
ning to our families alive.”
Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA