The BBC brings to light new facts referring to the atrocities of the Israeli troops in Gaza.
As the BBC reports, Palestinian medical staff in Gaza complain of being blindfolded, held down, forced to undress and repeatedly beaten by Israeli troops after a raid on their hospital last month.
Ahmed Abu Sabha, a doctor at Nasser Hospital, described being held for a week in detention where he said dogs were muzzled and his arm was broken by an Israeli soldier.
His description perfectly matches that of two other doctors who wished to remain anonymous for fear of reprisals.
Specifically, they reported to the BBC that they were humiliated, beaten, doused with cold water and forced to kneel in uncomfortable positions for hours. They said they were held for days before being released.
The BBC, as it reports, handed over details of their reports to the Israeli Armed Forces (IDF) who did not immediately respond to the allegations, nor deny the ill-treatment, noting however that “the medical staff were not harmed during their operations”.
Gaza medical staff tell BBC Israeli soldiers beat, humiliated and detained them for days after raid at their hospital
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They also noted that “any abuse of prisoners is against IDF orders and is therefore strictly prohibited.”
It is noted that the Israeli Armed Forces raided the hospital in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis – which was one of the few in the Gaza Strip still functioning – on February 15, claiming that intelligence indicated that the hospital was harboring Hamas operatives.
They also claimed that Israeli hostages seized by Hamas on October 7 were being held there – and some of the hostages themselves have publicly said they were being held at Nasser. Hamas has denied that its fighters operate inside medical facilities.
Footage secretly taken at the hospital on February 16, the day the doctors were arrested, was shared with the BBC.
It shows a row of naked men in their underwear in front of the hospital’s emergency building, kneeling with their hands behind their heads. Medical gowns are in front of some of them.
WARNING: The following video contains harsh images
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