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Gazans tell BBC of torture in Israeli detention

102 points| jamesfisher | 10 months ago |bbc.co.uk

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hermitcrab|10 months ago

It appears that the IDF killed medics in ambulances with emergency lights on and high vis clothing, then lied about it. So nothing should surprise us at this point.

"BBC Verify analyses video showing Israel's killing of Gaza medics" https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cj9e22dezeno

FirmwareBurner|10 months ago

No worries, US is gonna give them 4 billion in aid instead of 10 billion as punishment.

aqme28|10 months ago

I have to tread lightly on this subject of course--

While I agree with calls for Hamas to "return the hostages," I feel exactly the same towards the thousands of Palestinians kept in Israeli prisons, often innocent, often without charge, often underage, often beaten, tortured, or sexually abused.

yieldcrv|10 months ago

There are large protests of the fragile Israeli coalition government, by Jewish Israeli citizens, in Israel, every day. Specifically over this unpopular war. They flared up in size after the most recent cease fire ended.

It means that the global unpopularity of this war by non-Jewish non-Israeli people was always worth validating.

The culture of deflection in response to non-jewish people criticizing the exact same things that Jewish Israeli citizens are is just a meme worth ignoring. The general idea is that there is a belief that non-jewish people worldwide are thinly hiding a goal of eradication. A lot of Jewish and Israeli people are taught that from a young age, so its not easy for them to tell when people are only criticizing the exact same government policies that they are, with the same level of nuance.

mvdtnz|10 months ago

Got any evidence for any of these allegations?

pbiggar|10 months ago

Israel has long used torture against Palestinian civilians. Some examples.

"Israel/OPT: Horrifying cases of torture and degrading treatment of Palestinian detainees amid spike in arbitrary arrests": https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/11/israel-opt-ho...

"Israel: Palestinian Healthcare Workers Tortured": https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/08/26/israel-palestinian-healt...

"Israel’s escalating use of torture against Palestinians in custody a preventable crime against humanity: UN experts": https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2024/08/israels-esca...

Yoric|10 months ago

I think it's an important concern, but is this the best forum?

fynis|10 months ago

Where would be the next best place for a true discussion on the topic?

Protostome|10 months ago

I think both sides have been using torture... only one side gets to appear on the BBC

suraci|10 months ago

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amarcheschi|10 months ago

Dehumanizing the other side (whatever the other side is) is often abhorrent. The article references another UN report that investigates similar actions by the idf and find that it is a standard procedure. Now, that's abhorrent

guiriduro|10 months ago

That would be a more correct sentiment to apply to anything the IDF says, given the number of times it has been caught lying. Even by the BBC, which as an institution (brave reporters aside), have been anything but even-handed in their selection and presentation of the genocide in Gaza.