Palestinian journalist Sami Al-Sa’i has delivered a harrowing account of his time in Israeli prisons, exposing the physical and psychological torment he endured, torment that he describes as “indirect rape” and systematic torture aimed at breaking both body and spirit.

“I was subjected to indirect rape by some prison guards through beatings and other acts I cannot even speak of,” he revealed in a chilling testimony. “One of the guards insulted me and laughed during the assault, speaking in fluent, deliberate language, as if to humiliate me further.”

Al-Sa’i recalled being left in shock after half an hour of continuous torture, then dragged into the prison yard and forced to dress before being thrown into solitary confinement. No medical help. No psychological support. Just silence, pain, and isolation, for 22 days.

Transferred between multiple prisons, including Naqab and Ramon, he described a brutal journey in the infamous "Bosta" transport vehicle, where beatings were routine. In Ramon Prison, where he spent 15 months, hunger and deprivation became daily realities, while he remained cut off from his family and the outside world.

Perhaps most bitter of all was the abandonment by those who should have stood with him. “The Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate didn’t make a single phone call during my detention, nor after my release,” he said. “Not one word of support.”

Al-Sa’i’s story is not an isolated incident. His voice adds to a growing chorus of testimonies from Palestinian detainees, especially journalists, who face relentless abuse behind bars. Human rights groups are now calling for urgent, independent investigations into the treatment of Palestinian prisoners, demanding justice and protection for those targeted for telling the truth.