Torture is prohibited by
international law. Despite this, Israeli forces don’t hesitate to
torture Palestinians when they interrogate them.
The victims are young aged fourteen to seventeen. The police
arrested them at their homes in the middle of the late night and
took them to the police station in Gush Etzion, where police
interrogators tortured them until morning.
The methods of torture include: Forcing the minors to stand in
painful positions for prolonged periods; Beating the minors severely
for many hours, at times with the use of various objects; Splashing
cold water on the detainees in the facility's courtyard in wintry
conditions; Pushing the minor's head into the toilet bowl and
flushing the toilet; Making death threats; Cursing and degrading the
minors.
Over the years, torture was particularly prevalent in interrogations
by the General Security Service(GSS). Since the Landau Commission
recommendations were issued, in 1987, GSS interrogators tortured
during interrogations at least 850 Palestinians a year. The methods
included violent shaking, painful tying up, covering the head with a
smelly sack.
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