Since December 7, images of Palestinians arrested and stripped naked in Gaza by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) have provoked widespread concern. Israeli authorities say they undressed the detainees as a security measure, but that photos of them in their underwear "serve nobody". The images have sparked debate on the legality of the IDF's arrest procedures. Human Rights Watch told FRANCE 24 that sharing humiliating images of prisoners can amount to a war crime.
Dozens, even hundreds of Palestinians detained in the street, kneeling and undressed, sometimes blindfolded: since early December, numerous videos and photos have documented these scenes of arrests by the IDF in the Gaza Strip.
