Gilboa prison administration inflicts electric shocks torture on detainees

August 8, 2025

The Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs stated on Friday that the Gilboa Prison administration has escalated its abuse against detainees, recently employing painful electric shocks during raids on detention sections and cells.

A lawyer from the Commission, following a visit to the facility, described the procedure: special units storm the section under the pretext of conducting inspections, restrain all detainees by their hands and feet, and move them to the prison yard. There, detainees are beaten, insulted, and subjected to electric shocks.

They are then dragged to the yard showers, drenched with water, and shocked again, a method intended to intensify their pain and suffering. In many cases, detainees collapse from the ordeal.

The lawyer further noted that “the electric shocks are administered using specialized stun guns, which are also wielded as weapons to strike detainees on the head. Being made of solid metal, they cause deep wounds, leaving many detainees bleeding, while guards mock and laugh at them. The level of torture is so severe that numerous detainees lose consciousness.”

The Commission added that alongside this torture, detainees are deprived of sufficient food, receiving only minimal portions that have led to drastic weight loss.

The lack of cleaning materials and disinfectants has turned cells into breeding grounds for disease. Detainees are forced to use the same plastic plates and spoons for an entire month, ensuring the constant presence of viruses and bacteria, a situation that puts their health and lives in grave danger.