Al Jazeera’s New Film Lays Bare Israel’s Use of Rape and Sexual Torture in Detention
Al Jazeera’s new investigation brings forward what Palestinians have been reporting for years: rape, sexual torture and humiliation are being used inside Israeli detention sites as a deliberate method of control. The film gathers testimonies from former detainees who describe the same pattern of abuse, carried out in the same way, across different prisons and military facilities.
One of the central testimonies comes from Muhammad al‑Bakri, who says he remembers the exact day he was raped. He had already spent weeks beaten, tied up, and forced to sit in his own waste. On that day, he says…
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