Israel’s underground jail, where Palestinians are held without charge and never see daylight

Rakefet, part of the prison complex in Ramla, pictured, was reopened under the orders of the far-right security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, after the 2023 Hamas attacks. Photograph: KoKo

Israel is holding dozens of Palestinians from Gaza isolated in an underground jail where they never see daylight, are deprived of adequate food and barred from receiving news of their families or the outside world.

The detainees have included at least two civilians held for months without charge or trial: a nurse detained in his scrubs, and a young food seller, according to lawyers from the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PCATI) who represent both men.