by Brett Wilkins Posted on June 29, 2024

Israeli prison officials are concealing information about reductions in food rations for Palestinians held in the Gaza Strip, where detainees – who have also reported horrific abuse including alleged rape and deadly torture – have been deliberately driven “to the point of starvation,” according to a report published Thursday.

Security sources told the Israeli newspaper Haaretz that the Israel Prison Service (IPS) is intentionally cutting Palestinian prisoners’ caloric intake, a move confirmed by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben- Gvir, who called the policy a “deterrent.”