20-year-old Palestinian Dies Days After He Was Shot & Arrested by Israeli Occupation Forces
on . Posted in slider
20-year-old Palestinian Dies Days After He Was Shot & Arrested by Israeli Occupation Forces
Palestinian Prisoner's Society & the Commission of Detainees' Affairs
August 25, 2025
Ramallah, occupied West Bank – Israeli occupation authorities have announced the martyrdom of the wounded Palestinian political prisoner, 20-year-old Musab Abdelmoneim al-Ayadeh, while he was hospitalized at the Shaare Zedek Israeli hospital in occupied Jerusalem.
Al-Ayadeh was shot by occupation forces in his hometown of Hebron in the southern occupied West Bank just four days ago - on August 21. He was then taken into custody despite his severe injuries, and brought before a military court on Sunday, August 24, at "Ofer" prison, which extended his detention.
The information of his killing was passed on to the Palestinian General Authority of Civil Affairs, which in turn informed the Commission of Detainees’ Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) who informed his family.
lsraeli occupation forces intended to execute al-Ayadeh when they shot him days ago, as had occurred with many other Palestinians who were killed. It later became evident that he was taken into custody and was being held at Shaare Zedek Hospital.
The killing of Al-Ayadeh adds yet another entry to the ever-growing record of Israeli brutality—field executions chief among them—which have reached unprecedented levels amid a genocide now almost in its second year.
The sharp and accelerating rise in the direct and indirect killing of detainees held in the Israeli occupation’s custody underscores its ongoing savagery. The prison system, in particular, has been fully weaponized as a tool of repression and extermination, systematically deployed to extinguish Palestinian lives behind bars. Not a single month passes without another name added to the long and growing list of martyred prisoners, a grim reflection of a regime that has normalized death as a function of its carceral machinery.
As prison crimes persist, the number of martyred prisoners is set to rise, with thousands held in conditions unfit for human life. Detainees face daily torture, starvation, assault, medical neglect, sexual violence, and deliberate exposure to infectious diseases like scabies. These are part of a broader system of deprivation designed to destroy from within.
With the martyrdom of the injured detainee al-Ayadeh, the number of identified martyred political prisoners since the beginning of the genocide rises to 77 people. Many others remain subject to enforced disappearances. This marks the bloodiest chapter in the history of the Palestinian prisoners’ movement, with 314 documented prisoner martyrs since 1967. The occupation continues to withhold 85 bodies, 74 of them killed since the start of the genocide.
We urge the human rights system to hold occupation leaders accountable, impose clear sanctions, and end the ongoing inaction that has enabled these crimes. If Israel continues to operate with impunity, as if above law and justice, these crimes will only continue and escalate, and the blood of Palestinians will only continue to be spilled.
Palestinian Prisoners’ Institutions Monthly Report Arrests of Palestinians in Occupied West Bank & Jerusalem in July 2025
on . Posted in slider
Palestinian Prisoners’ Institutions Monthly Report
Arrests of Palestinians in Occupied West Bank & Jerusalem in July 2025
to download the report click here
Commission of Detainees Affairs highlights detention conditions of young detainee Nour Khalifa
on . Posted in slider
Commission of Detainees Affairs highlights detention conditions of young detainee Nour Khalifa
August 31, 2025
The Commission of Detainees Affairs reported on Sunday the latest details regarding the case of 18-year-old detainee Nour Ahmad Khalifa from Kafr Ni’ma, near Ramallah. The update followed a visit by one of the Commission’s attorneys to Khalifa at Megiddo Prison.
Khalifa was taken into custody on March 4, 2025, after Israeli forces stormed his home late at night, ransacked the property, and assaulted him with batons and firearms. He was handcuffed and transferred to a nearby military site. The next morning, he was moved to Ofer Prison, then subjected to 18 days of interrogation at the Moscobiya center, before being transferred to Megiddo.
Since his arrest, Khalifa has lost more than 15 kilograms, the result of both a health setback and the inadequate quantity and poor quality of food provided to detainees.
He was initially placed under a four-month administrative detention order, which has since been extended. His detention is now scheduled to end on November 4, 2025.
Enduring Hell: Gaza Detainees Face Severe Israeli Torture and Terror Behind Bars
on . Posted in slider
Enduring Hell: Gaza Detainees Face Severe Israeli Torture and Terror Behind Bars
Briefing by the Commission of Detainees Affairs’ and the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society
August 20, 2025
Ramallah, occupied Palestine – The Commission of Detainees Affairs’ and the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society release this new briefing based on testimonies obtained – under strict conditions - by lawyers during visits to detainees conducted between late July and mid-August. The visits were conducted specifically in the underground “Rakevet” section of Ramla Prison, and the “Sde Teiman” military camp, both notorious for systematic torture of Palestinians arrested from occupied Gaza.
Those abducted from the occupied Gaza Strip are enduring the worst levels of torture and abuse compared with any other detainees.
Detainee (A.B.): “They put me in stress positions including the ‘mozeh’ (banana) position, during which I was beaten. This continued for 17 days, including once for 5 consecutive days. The interrogators would grab my testicles and beat me on them, trying to pressure me into confessing. They also blindfolded me and threw me from the chair to the ground. After being transferred to Ramla Prison, I was subjected to another round of interrogation, during which the guards broke my fingers."
Full report in English below 👇🏼
Enduring Hell: Gaza Detainees Face Severe Israeli Torture and Terror Behind Bars
August 20, 2025
Briefing by the Commission of Detainees Affairs’ and the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society
Ramallah, occupied Palestine – Nearly two years into the Gaza genocide and severe crimes against Palestinian political detainees held in the Israeli occupation’s prisons continue. Those abducted from the occupied Gaza Strip are enduring the worst levels of torture and abuse compared with any other detainees.
The Commission of Detainees Affairs’ and the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society release this new briefing based on testimonies obtained – under strict conditions - by lawyers during visits to detainees conducted between late July and mid-August. The visits were conducted specifically in the underground “Rakevet” section of Ramla Prison, and the “Sde Teiman” military camp, both notorious for systematic torture of Palestinians arrested from occupied Gaza.
In the underground “Rakevet” section of Ramla Prison, detainees came to their lawyers’ visits weeping, terrorized.
All detainees had been threatened and beaten prior to seeing their lawyers. Prison guards attempted to force detainees to lie to their lawyers and tell them that everything is “excellent.” Lawyers were forbidden from sharing any information about detainees’ families - who remain in Gaza - or the ongoing genocide.
Key testimonies revealed the continued practice of beatings and finger-breaking, along with total isolation—detainees are denied sunlight and allowed out to the yard every other day for 20 minutes, handcuffed and forced to keep their heads down.
Mattresses are distributed at night and removed in the morning, forcing prisoners to sit on metal beds all day. Guards deliberately humiliate them with insults, including forcing them to curse their own mothers and families, alongside constant threats and psychological terror. Several prisoners came to their visits weeping and terrorized. One appeared to have been severely beaten—his face covered in tears, marks on his wrists from the handcuffs. He was unable to speak about what happened to him, only trying to signal to the lawyer with his eyes. His case is not isolated; all detainees showed severe psychological distress, with fear dominating the entire lawyers’ visit.
The interrogation period stands out as one of the clearest reflections of the level of torture and grave violations inflicted by interrogators against detainees abducted from occupied Gaza.
Detainee (A.Y.): "I was arrested in December 2023 and taken to the 'barracks,' where I stayed for eight days. During that time, I was subjected to four days of 'disco' interrogation. Later, I underwent further interrogation by the intelligence services and the army, then I was transferred to Asqalan Prison, where I was held in a cell for a month without knowing day from night, and subjected to very harsh military interrogations.
They would strap me to a chair and then throw me to the ground while my hands and feet were bound. I was beaten daily for 30 days straight. I currently suffer from torn chest muscles and severe pain due to prolonged shackling of my arms behind my back. After Asqalan, I was moved to Ofer Prison, where I was shown a screen with a map to locate my home and was questioned about several locations in Gaza."
Detainee (Y.D.): "I was interrogated in the field for an hour, then transferred to the 'barracks,' where I was beaten, and then placed under the 'disco' interrogation method, where I was severely beaten, suspended in stress positions, and lost consciousness several times. They poured water on me to wake me up. The beating was so violent that my handcuffs came off twice. I was struck violently on the head, and my hair was pulled out. Now I suffer from rib fractures and I can’t sleep. The torture also caused a tear in my left ear, vision impairment, and kidney pain."
Detainee (A.B.): "I was arrested on the second day of the war. I was already suffering from a jaw injury and had undergone surgery. After my arrest, I was transferred to Asqalan Prison, where I was held for a month and a half and was subjected to military interrogation. They put me in stress positions including the ‘mozeh’ (banana) position, during which I was beaten. This continued for 17 days, including once for 5 consecutive days. The interrogators would grab my testicles and beat me on them, trying to pressure me into confessing. They also blindfolded me and threw me from the chair to the ground. After being transferred to Ramla Prison, I was subjected to another round of interrogation, during which the guards broke my fingers."
Hunger and Disease Dominate Testimonies
All detainees who were visited confirmed they are suffering from extreme hunger — one described the situation as “famine.” They are given extemely small portions of food, often inedible. Detainees collect these scraps to form a single evening meal. The amount of food provided to an entire cell is barely enough for one person. Most are experiencing severe weight loss, emaciation, and extreme exhaustion, along with worsening illnesses and health conditions.
In addition to deliberate starvation, diseases and infections continue to spread — most notably scabies skin disease, which has become one of the most pressing health issues facing the prisoners. The prison system has actively continued to its spread by depriving detainees of basic hygiene and medical care, and refusing to eradicate it.
Main Facts About Palestinians Detained from Gaza
Since the start of the genocide, Israeli occupation forces have detained thousands of civilians from across the Gaza Strip — including women, children, the elderly, the wounded, as well as medical and press personnel.
In addition to the abuses mentioned in this briefing, Israeli occupation forces have carried out other severe acts such as rape, including raping detainees to death, as well as torturing and starving them to death.
The occupation also continues to commit the crime of enforced disappearance against hundreds of detainees abducted from Gaza, refusing to disclose their identities or locations of detention. To this day, the International Committee of the Red Cross is denied access to visit them.
Due to some recent legal amendments, human rights organizations have managed to uncover the fate of hundreds of detainees, gaining access to most prisons and detention camps — including “Sde Teiman”, a key site of documented torture and medical abuse, and the underground Rakevet section of Ramla Prison.
Amid these severe abuses, dozens of detainees have been killed in custody, in addition to others extrajudicially executed upon arrest. Of the 76 identified martyred political prisoners since the genocide began, 46 were people arrested from Gaza.
****ENDS****
Abu Al-Hummos warns of escalating psychological abuse against detainees in Ofer Prison
on . Posted in slider
Abu Al-Hummos warns of escalating psychological abuse against detainees in Ofer Prison
August 8, 2025
The Head of the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, Raed Abu Al-Hummos, issued a warning on Friday over the mounting psychological abuse inflicted on detainees in Ofer Prison, describing the situation as rapidly worsening and extremely alarming.
His remarks followed his review of a report from the Commission’s lawyer, who had recently visited several detainees in Ofer. The detainees’ testimonies revealed serious threats to their lives, with a clear and deliberate focus on breaking their resolve and morale through systematic psychological exhaustion, aimed at rendering them mentally unstable and emotionally broken.
Abu Al-Hummos noted that the overall conditions inside Israeli prisons and detention centers are harsh and dangerous, and that Israeli policies toward detainees have reached unprecedented levels of severity. He stressed that the continued silence of the international community leaves Palestinian detainees, both men and women, abandoned to neglect and abuse, emboldening the occupation authorities to pursue even more extreme measures.
“The Commission’s lawyer documented the accounts of the detainees he met,” Abu Al-Hummos said. “They spoke in detail about their personal suffering and the general situation. Every account contained evidence of organized crimes that should have no place in the twenty-first century.”
The detainees, he added, described illnesses and pain caused by beatings, torture, insufficient and poor-quality food, lack of hygiene, deprivation of clothing and blankets, and being confined to their rooms around the clock amid overcrowding and the spread of contagious diseases. These hardships are further compounded by constant searches and raids, often accompanied by vile insults and verbal abuse, creating severe mental and emotional pressure that pushes them into states of shock and psychological trauma.
Abu Al-Hummos urged human rights and humanitarian organizations to pursue their responsibilities and break their silence, warning that neutrality comes at the cost of the detainees’ health, years, and lives. He stressed that it is unacceptable to leave these men and women at the mercy of the occupation’s brutality, terror, and entrenched racism, which strips them of their very humanity.
Attached is a briefing paper in English about the occupation’s crime of withholding Palestinians’ bodies
on . Posted in slider
Attached is a briefing paper in English about the occupation’s crime of withholding Palestinians’ bodies
to download the file click here
”Minors Held in Harsh Conditions at “Megiddo Prison”
on . Posted in slider
Minor detainees are taken to visits with heads covered in black bags… a blatant violation of their human dignity
”Minors Held in Harsh Conditions at “Megiddo Prison”
August 13, 2025
The Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs reported that the Israeli Prison Service continues to enforce abusive measures against detained minors, comparable in severity to those imposed on adult prisoners since October 7.
These children are kept in bare, empty cells, placed under heightened isolation, and denied family visits, part of the broader policy that has barred thousands of detainees from seeing their families.
The Commission explained that, in Megiddo Prison, minors are deliberately brought to family visits with their hands and feet shackled, blindfolded, and their heads covered with black bags. Upon entering the visiting room, the blindfold is removed, but their hands remain restrained in a way that makes holding the phone extremely difficult, while their feet remain chained. Despite repeated appeals from legal representatives to remove the restraints during visits, prison authorities consistently refuse.
Following a recent visit to the minors, the Commission’s lawyer reported that the prison cells fail to meet even the most basic international standards for the rights of children and detainees. They are filthy, infested with insects, poorly ventilated, and inadequately lit. The detained minors are subjected on a daily basis to verbal abuse, beatings, solitary confinement, sexual harassment, and collective punishment.
Gilboa prison administration inflicts electric shocks torture on detainees
on . Posted in slider
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.
