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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Martin Belam

First Thing: Israel using US-made electroshock weapons on Palestinian detainees

Israeli troops stop Palestinian farmers for searches as they try to reach their lands near the village of Beita.
Israeli troops stop and search Palestinian farmers trying to reach their lands near the village of Beita. Photograph: Alaa Badarneh/EPA

Good morning. An investigation has revealed that Israel is using US-made electroshock weapons on Palestinian detainees. The American company Axon is still supplying the Taser weapons despite evidence they have been used to torture prisoners. The news comes as US volunteers including a lawmaker helping Palestinians harvest olives were detained, and Heidi Levine revealed more details of her violent assault by Israeli settlers.

Human rights groups have condemned allegations of the repeated torture and ill-treatment of detainees held in Israeli detention centres and prisons using electric shock devices, with Amnesty calling for restrictions on exports of such devices. A spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces said the abuse of detainees was strictly prohibited.

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