JERUSALEM: The Israeli branch of Physicians for Human Rights (PHRI) has condemned a widespread policy of abuse inflicted on Gazan healthcare workers in Israeli custody, denouncing mistreatment “amounting to torture.”
In a report, PHRI said that the Israeli military had detained more than 250 medical personnel and support staff in the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the war triggered by Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack.
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More than 180 remain in detention without a clear indication of when or if they will be released, according to the report.
“Detainees endure physical, psychological and sexual abuse, as well as starvation and medical neglect amounting to torture,” it said, denouncing a “deeply ingrained policy.”
When questioned about the findings of the report published Wednesday, the Israeli Prison Service had not responded by Friday.
The Israeli army “takes such allegations very seriously. It thoroughly examines and investigates concrete allegations, and addresses them accordingly”.
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