Mahmoud Basim Mahmoud Ahmed
“The Israeli military forced us to lie face down and then set dogs on us. They also used electric shocks. From 4:00 AM until midnight, we had to keep our hands tied above our heads. If you turned to the right or left, they would unleash the dogs on you. They gave us two pieces of bread a day. After eating the bread, you were forced to lie on your stomach for 24 hours. If you refused to eat the bread or attempted a hunger strike, they would force you to eat excrement.
The Israeli soldiers would take some prisoners, whom they suspected of having ties to resistance fighters, to the 12th floor of the building for torture, then drag them back down to the ground floor, torturing them all the way down. What we endured and witnessed during those two months felt like 12 years.”
Said Abu Watfa
“Israeli soldiers detained a group of young Palestinians at the border crossing, tying them to a wall for four hours. They stripped them of their clothes, applied electric shocks to their sensitive areas, and broke their teeth. They didn’t even give them any medication afterward.
I was detained at the Karm Abu Salem Border Crossing. During that time, I was subjected to various forms of psychological and physical torture. At night, when we needed to go to the bathroom, they would tell us to ‘bark.’ We had to bark like dogs to be allowed to go. They forced us to do it. They also made us curse our government, our close relatives, my sister, and my wife. If you didn’t bark or curse your family, you couldn’t go to the bathroom.”
Mu’in Muhammad Abd al-Satir Muhammad
“I was detained at the Jabalia Refugee Camp and held as a prisoner in an Israeli jail for nearly four months. We went through such hard times. It’s impossible to describe the details… For instance, at night, they would release dogs on us. We endured so much torture. We’ve never seen anything like it.”
Marwan Masad Sha’ar
“I’m 20 years old. I was detained by Israeli soldiers while distributing aid and was held captive for 31 days. My only crime was helping those in need. We were subjected to all kinds of torture—electric shocks, beatings, and humiliation. After we were released, some people asked, ‘What were the living conditions like in the Israeli prison?’ But we weren’t living there at all. How can I describe ‘living conditions’ while there were none?”
Khalid Abu al-Karim
“I was detained during a raid on the Shuja’iyya neighborhood and released after 35 days. My hands and feet were shackled throughout my detention. It’s impossible to describe what that feels like. On top of that, I was subjected to all kinds of physical and psychological torture. I can only tell you this much…”
