New testimonies from Palestinian detainees held in Israeli prisons paint a grim picture of systematic abuse, torture, and inhumane conditions. The Palestinian Commission of Detainees’ Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoners Society documented horrific accounts from Gazans imprisoned in facilities such as the notorious Sde Teiman and Ofer camps, where beatings, psychological torment, and deliberate humiliation are routine.

One detainee, identified as Y.S., described being stripped naked, photographed, and subjected to threats of "disco-style interrogation" a brutal method involving sleep deprivation under blinding lights and loud music. Arrested from Kamal Adwan Hospital in December 2023, he has been held indefinitely after a sham three-minute court hearing conducted by phone. For months, he has been denied basic hygiene, allowed only one change of clothes, and forced to eat with his hands like an animal.

Another prisoner, M.D., detained since November 2023, recounted 18 hours of continuous beating followed by a 24-hour interrogation. A judge rubber-stamped his imprisonment "until the war ends," leaving him in limbo. Inside Sde Teiman, he and two dozen others are crammed into a single barrack, forbidden from speaking, under constant surveillance. Basic necessities are weaponized detainees share a single towel between five men, shower for just two minutes, and endure prolonged periods without clean clothing.

The cruelty extends to medical neglect. A.R., seized while fleeing through an Israeli-declared "safe corridor," was left in freezing temperatures wearing only a flimsy COVID gown. His pleas for pain relief for untreated injuries go ignored. Prisoners are forced to march in dehumanizing "train formations," heads bowed, with violent punishment for those who dare look up. A.L., held since November 2023, has worn the same clothes for five months. "They make us bathe in freezing water as punishment," he said. "Sometimes they torture prisoners in front of us just to break our spirits."

At least 44 Gaza detainees have died in Israeli custody since October 2023, with many cases shrouded in secrecy due to enforced disappearances. While Israel acknowledges holding 1,846 Gazans as "unlawful combatants," the true number including those disappeared into military camps is likely far higher. These testimonies underscore what rights groups call a deliberate system of abuse, inseparable from Israel’s broader assault on Gaza. As the Palestinian Commission warns, the world’s silence only deepens the suffering.