The torture and abuse at the notorious SdeTeiman prison facility, under the Israeli army’s supervision, is a systematic policy under the knowledge of commanders, reported Anadolu Agency citing a reserve soldier telling the Haaretz on May 9.
Revealing the atrocious acts and abuses against Palestinian detainees, the unnamed soldier told the Haaretz that most of those tortured are civilians, not even from Hamas.
He added that many Palestinians were released from the prison “in body bags” as a result of torture, medical negligence and starvation.
“I saw them urinate and defecate on themselves because they weren’t allowed to use the toilet. I still remember the smell. Many of them weren’t even militants – just Gazans arrested until investigation, who were then released home after severe abuse, once it turned out they were innocent,” said the unidentified soldier.
He said he saw surgeries carried out on Palestinians “without anaesthesia.”“It’s no wonder people died there. The real wonder is that anyone survived,” he noted.
“Everyone who has been in detention knows the extent of the torture, the surgeries without anaesthesia, the horrific sanitary conditions. But none of that was aired,” he said.
He indicated that torture and abuse at SdeTeiman “isn’t about that one incident. It’s a clear case of policy, and it’s being carried out and maintained with the full cooperation of the Israeli media.”