At least 60 Palestinians have died in Israeli 'torture camps': Report

The Israeli newspaper Haaretz has reported, citing a report by the human rights organization B'Tselem, that 60 Palestinian prisoners have died in Israeli prisons since Israel's war on Gaza started on 7 October.

The report says that there has been a systematic policy of abuse directed towards Palestinian detainees, led by far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir.

According to B'Tselem, the reported abuses include psychological and sexual torture, as well as forcing prisoners to prostrate themselves before the Israeli flag and sing the Israeli national anthem.

As of 1 August at least 9,881 Palestinians were being held in Israeli prisons which the report says should be called "torture camps".

Among them, 3,432 were administrative detainees, held without an indictment or trial.

Additionally, 1,584 were detained under the Unlawful Combatants Law, which permits the state to detain individuals without formal charges and restrict their access to legal representation for extended periods.