Israel is imposing cruel and vindictive punishment on Palestinian prisoners in its captivity.
Since 7 October, when Hamas launched a surprise operation on an unprecedented scale against Israel, dealing it a massive strategic defeat, Israel unleashed a campaign of revenge and genocide on Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli military has been bombing the besieged territory while cutting off food, water and fuel, killing nearly two out of every 1,000 residents in Gaza.
Israel’s campaign of vengeance has extended across historic Palestine as well, not least against Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons.
The Israeli authorities have cut off electricity and water on so-called “security” prisoners since 11 October, Adalah said. Prisoners’ rights group Addameer said water has been restricted to “only one hour per day” in some prisons.
That is “a degrading and cruel practice,” Adalah, a group that advocates for the rights of Palestinians in Israel, has said.