TORTURE OF PALESTINIANS IN ISRAELI PRISONS
Between 7 October 2023 and 31 August 2025, at least 75 Palestinians, including a 17-year-old child, have died in Israeli detention (49 from Gaza, 24 from the West Bank and 2 Palestinian citizens of Israel), according to the UN Human Rights office in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Israeli authorities have released information indicating the death of another 19 detainees, without sufficient details to enable the verification of their identity. In addition, at least 5 Palestinians, one of them a 16-year-old child, have died while in Israeli custody shortly after being shot by Israeli security forces, in some cases following a failure to ensure prompt medical attention after the unlawful use of lethal force.
Israeli authorities have subverted internationally recognized protections against torture, especially access to lawyers, family, and the International Committee of the Red Cross, against the failure of Israeli courts to enforce the rights of prisoners. Israeli authorities continue to ban family visits and have imposed restrictions on lawyers’ access to detainees, subjecting interviews to surveillance, and prohibiting lawyers from sharing messages from their families.
Posted by Irv Himelblau for the Palestine Israel Justice Group