Haley Webb Instagram – via @palestinianyouthmovement | Palestinians who survived the “Sde Teiman” death camp are now speaking out about the torture and humiliation they endured after being abducted by the IOF in Gaza and transported to the Naqab desert. Hundreds of Palestinian men and boys are still being held captive at the camp as of this writing.
In a report released today, Palestinians who were imprisoned at “Sde Teiman” testified that they were forced to remain mute and in an upright position at all times of the day. Those caught speaking to the others imprisoned with them at any time were beaten severely—to the point of broken bones and missing teeth—or tied with their arms above their head to a chainlink fence, left to battle excruciating pain for hours. Nightly, guards would release dogs on the sleeping detainees or wake them up with sound grenades.
In photos leaked to CNN from “Sde Teiman,” dozens of Palestinian prisoners are seen blindfolded, bound, and forced to sit upright on paper-thin mattresses with no back support. The Israeli occupation has barred media entry to the camp, including Israeli media. The two leaked photos were taken by Israeli medical workers who then leaked them to CNN.
The prisoners at this death camp are only hundreds of the thousands of Palestinians who have been abducted by the IOF since October. They are captured and then held indefinitely at camps like “Sde Teiman” until they either die of their injuries, are released back to Gaza, or are transferred to a Zionist prison.
“It was very painful. When I was released, people expected me to miss them, to embrace them. But there was a gap,” said Dr. Mohammed al-Ran, a detainee who headed the surgical unit at the Indonesian hospital in North Gaza before he was abducted. “The people who were with me at the detention facility became my family. Those friendships were the only things that belonged to us.”
Just before his release, a fellow prisoner had called out to al-Ran, his voice barely rising above a whisper. He asked the doctor to find his wife and kids in Gaza. “He asked me to tell them that it is better for them to be martyrs. It is better for them to die than to be captured and held here.” | Posted on 11/May/2024 09:06:30
