While torture is illegal according to Palestinian law, it is still carried out in practice at interrogation facilities. Over 250 incidents of torture at PA prisons were reported in 2021.

Palestinians who were recently held at the detention center say they underwent cruel physical and emotional torture.

The atrocious stories coming out of the prison, or as it is commonly known, "the slaughterhouse of Jericho," shed light on the interrogation and torture methods used on Palestinian detainees. Some refer to the prison as the PA's Guantanamo Bay.

According to the testimonies of Palestinians detained at the facility, detainees are hit all over the body, have their heads covered, and their hands tied behind their back for long periods of time.

They are blackmailed, withheld food and sleep, prevented from seeing a lawyer or family members, and threatened with acts of violence, including sexual violence, against their family members.

Source: Israel Today