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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
World
Jonathan Guyer

US officials attend Gaza aid meetings on site of Israeli prison accused of ‘horrific’ torture

soldiers lock a gate
Soldiers lock a gate from the inside at Sde Teiman detention facility near Beersheba, Israel. Photograph: Amir Cohen/Reuters

Officials from the US’s main humanitarian agency attend daily meetings on an Israeli military base that also hosts a notorious prison for Palestinian detainees where torture reportedly runs rampant, the Guardian has learned.

According to three officials with the US Agency for International Development (USAid), Israel’s humanitarian relief hub began operating at the desert military base Sde Teiman on 29 July, with a regular US presence. USAid is tasked with facilitating urgently needed humanitarian assistance to Gaza.

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