Sde Teiman, Israeli Detention Centre for Palestinians

CNN journalists spoke to three Israeli whistleblowers and Channel 4 spoke to 5 former detainees who were detained at the Sde Teiman desert camp, holding Palestinians detained during Israel’s invasion of Gaza. All spoke out at risk of legal repercussions and reprisals from groups supportive of Israel’s hardline policies in Gaza.

They paint a picture of a facility where doctors sometimes amputated prisoners’ limbs due to injuries sustained from constant handcuffing; of medical procedures sometimes performed by underqualified medics earning it a reputation for being “a paradise for interns”; and where the air is filled with the smell of neglected wounds left to rot.

We were told they were not allowed to move. They should sit upright. They’re not allowed to talk. Not allowed to peek under their blindfold. Objectionable use of iron rods on detainees ensured excrutiating pain. Standing on one leg for hours equally painful. Female IDF meted out severe pain on male Palestinian genitals. The IDF inflicted cruel treatments on the detainees as though they were above the law. Palestinians were detained for 10 months without charge and were equally released without charge.

The ICC, ICJ and other bodies are examining these detention centres in Israel courtesy of CNN and Channel 4.

Sources: CNN and Channel 4