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Palestinian rights group calls for closure of ‘Israeli torture camps’

At least 2,650 Palestinians taken from the Gaza Strip after October 7 remain in Israeli custody, Al Mezan said [File: Fadel Senna/AFP]

Palestinian detainees are enduring severe physical and psychological torture in Israeli facilities, the Al Mezan Center for Human Rights has said, calling for accountability for the abuses.

The prisoners “have been exposed naked to the scorching sun while standing on sharp gravel stones, subjected to verbal abuse, and threatened with rape, death, and bombing, along with threats against their families”, it said in a statement on Tuesday.

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