US says images of Palestinians stripped naked ‘deeply disturbing’

The US State Department said that the images of Palestinian men in northern Gaza forced by Israel’s military to strip naked and stand outside were “deeply disturbing”.

Last week, images and videos emerged showing Israeli troops detaining dozens of Palestinian men, stripping them of their clothes and forcing them to sit lined up on the ground with their hands tied behind their backs.

Some Israeli media reports said that the men were Palestinian fighters, but provided no evidence.

MEE obtained a list of full names, ages, and professions of 25 people among those detainees.

That list indicates that those detained are academics, journalists, teachers at UN-run schools, school students, blue-collar workers, and employees with the Palestinian Authority.