A reservist of the Israeli army who was in Sadi Timan prison in the Negev Desert for a while revealed new details of the crimes committed against Palestinian prisoners.
Publish dateSaturday 10 May 2025 - 11:20
Story Code : 315313
Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): The soldier told Haaretz that Sadi Timan, located 30 kilometers south of the city of Beersheba, is a "sadistic torture camp."
He added, without revealing his name, "Some Palestinians entered the camp alive but left in bags."
He emphasized that the deaths of prisoners in this camp are no longer surprising, but what is surprising is their survival.
The Israeli soldier stated that torture and violations of prisoners’ rights were carried out systematically and with the knowledge of the Israeli authorities, adding: “I witnessed war wounded being held in this camp for weeks, while they were hungry and receiving no treatment.”
He also said that Palestinian prisoners were held in inhumane conditions, and quoted the camp commander as saying that the Timan Dam was called a “cemetery.”
Haaretz also quoted the soldier as saying that the camp guards did not allow prisoners to use the restroom.
He emphasized that many of the prisoners in this camp were civilians and did not carry any weapons.
Reports and testimonies from released Palestinian prisoners, Israeli doctors present in the camp, as well as Israeli media, indicate that prisoners in the Timan Dam were subjected to various forms of torture, starvation, lack of medical care, and even death.
At least 36 Palestinians have died in the prison as a result of this torture. However, the Israeli Supreme Court rejected a request by human rights organizations to close the camp last September, claiming that the government is obliged to “obey the law there.”
In August of last year, Israel’s Channel 12 first released a leaked video from the prison showing the sexual assault of Palestinian prisoners, which caused a huge stir around the world.
Some time later, when Israeli military inspectors were about to enter “Sadi Timan,” dozens of hardline Zionists, led by people like “Zefi Sukkot” from the “Religious Zionism” party and “Nissim Faturi” from the Likud, gathered in front of the prison and clashed with the inspectors.
But the inspectors eventually entered Sadi Timan, and shocking dimensions of the horrific scale of torture were revealed, although the full report of the inspection was never published.
He added, without revealing his name, "Some Palestinians entered the camp alive but left in bags."
He emphasized that the deaths of prisoners in this camp are no longer surprising, but what is surprising is their survival.
The Israeli soldier stated that torture and violations of prisoners’ rights were carried out systematically and with the knowledge of the Israeli authorities, adding: “I witnessed war wounded being held in this camp for weeks, while they were hungry and receiving no treatment.”
He also said that Palestinian prisoners were held in inhumane conditions, and quoted the camp commander as saying that the Timan Dam was called a “cemetery.”
Haaretz also quoted the soldier as saying that the camp guards did not allow prisoners to use the restroom.
He emphasized that many of the prisoners in this camp were civilians and did not carry any weapons.
Reports and testimonies from released Palestinian prisoners, Israeli doctors present in the camp, as well as Israeli media, indicate that prisoners in the Timan Dam were subjected to various forms of torture, starvation, lack of medical care, and even death.
At least 36 Palestinians have died in the prison as a result of this torture. However, the Israeli Supreme Court rejected a request by human rights organizations to close the camp last September, claiming that the government is obliged to “obey the law there.”
In August of last year, Israel’s Channel 12 first released a leaked video from the prison showing the sexual assault of Palestinian prisoners, which caused a huge stir around the world.
Some time later, when Israeli military inspectors were about to enter “Sadi Timan,” dozens of hardline Zionists, led by people like “Zefi Sukkot” from the “Religious Zionism” party and “Nissim Faturi” from the Likud, gathered in front of the prison and clashed with the inspectors.
But the inspectors eventually entered Sadi Timan, and shocking dimensions of the horrific scale of torture were revealed, although the full report of the inspection was never published.
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