A Palestinian prisoner who alleges he was sexually abused in an Israeli prison says he is telling his story to highlight the rise in abuse by prison authorities since the war in Gaza began in 2023. In response to the report, the Israel Prison Service said that since October 7, 2023, it has absorbed thousands of security detainees from Gaza and the West Bank, and that has, quote, "exacerbated the national incarceration crisis." AL-SHALCHI: "The details of what happened to me come flooding back," he says, but he says he owes it to those who are still in prison.
Author: Hadeel Al-Shalchi
Published at: 2026-02-18 21:55:23
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