Sde Teiman detention camp

Sde Teiman detention camp
Blindfolded Palestinian detainees inside the camp in May 2024
Sde Teiman detention camp is located in Israel
Sde Teiman detention camp
LocationNegev desert, Israel
Coordinates31°16′24″N 34°42′28″E / 31.27333°N 34.70778°E / 31.27333; 34.70778
StatusOperational
OpenedDecember 1, 2023; 11 months ago (December 1, 2023)
Managed byIsraeli military

Sde Teiman (Hebrew: שדה תימן) is an Israeli military base located in the Negev desert near the border with the Gaza Strip. During the Israel–Hamas war, its use as a detention camp doubled and gained international attention for its systemic human rights violations against its Palestinian detainees from the strip.[1][2][3]

Multiple released Palestinian detainees have testified they and others, including children, were subjected to rape, gang-rape, other forms of sexual violence as well as psychological and physical torture by both male and female Israeli soldiers and medical staff.[4][5][6][3] Multiple reports also speak of prisoners who suffered from medical neglect for injuries sustained, which led to cases of arm and leg amputations. Their testimonies have been corroborated by whistleblowing Israeli staff and a CNN investigation.[1] The mistreated detainees also included Palestinian healthcare workers who had been captured during Israeli raids on Gaza's hospitals.[7]

In one highly publicized incident, leaked CCTV footage showed Israeli soldiers gang raping a Palestinian detainee with a metal rod that caused him serious injuries to his anus and lungs.[8][9][10] The leak occurred a few weeks after several soldiers suspected of the abuse of a prisoner were detained for questioning, leading to Israeli right-wing protesters and parliamentarians breaking into the camp in protest in late July 2024.[11]

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  3. ^ a b "Welcome to Hell: The Israeli Prison System as a Network of Torture Camps". B'Tselem. 5 August 2024.
  4. ^ "'Raped by female soldiers': Palestinian in leaked Sde Teiman photo speaks out". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
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  6. ^ "Palestinians recount deadly abuse in Israeli prisons: 'It is Guantánamo'". Washington Post. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
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  8. ^ MacDonald, Alex (8 August 2024). "Israeli media publishes video of soldiers allegedly raping Palestinian detainee". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  9. ^ Assi, Seraj (30 July 2024). "Israeli Soldiers Accused of Rape and Torture of Palestinians". Jacobin. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  10. ^ Dyer, Owen (10 July 2024). "Israeli doctors participated in torture, alleges released director of al-Shifa Hospital". The BMJ. 386: q1524. doi:10.1136/bmj.q1524. PMID 38986564.
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference detention was invoked but never defined (see the help page).