Barbaric Conditions in Israeli Ofar Prison: A Former Detainee's Account
Ofer prison is one of the clearest examples of how the Israeli state uses raw, unrestrained violence to break Palestinians. It is not a detention center. It is a place where humiliation, torture, and sexual abuse are used as tools of control.
The testimony described — men stripped naked, thrown on concrete, blasted with sound grenades — is only the surface. Former detainees, lawyers, and human rights groups have documented far worse inside Ofer and other Israeli-run prisons.
Sexual violence is a known tactic. Men report being forced to stand naked for hours while guards mock their bodies…
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