Palestinian detainees from the Gaza Strip held in Israel’s Ramla Prison are facing repeated assaults, physical abuse and alleged torture, including beatings with batons, tear gas, pepper spray, rubber bullets and stun grenades, according to the Asra Media Office (AMO).

The reported abuses are taking place in the Rakevet section of the prison, where detainees have suffered injuries and burns to their hands and legs, raising grave concerns about the safety of prisoners, particularly those who are sick or already wounded.

In a statement issued Tuesday, the AMO said Israeli prison guards regularly assault detainees on Fridays and Saturdays, when the section’s supervisor is absent, alleging that the attacks continue without effective measures to stop the violence or hold those responsible accountable.

The latest reported assault occurred Friday, when guards raided Room 15, beating prisoners with batons and bringing police dogs into the room, the organization said.

According to the AMO, the incident was part of an ongoing pattern of raids on prisoners’ cells and physical abuse inside the detention facility.

The organization also raised concerns that guards take detainees into rooms without surveillance cameras before assaulting them, making it difficult to document the alleged violations and leaving prisoners more vulnerable to abuse.

The latest allegations follow a series of testimonies published by the AMO in recent weeks detailing similar abuses against Palestinian detainees from Gaza.

On September 14, the organization reported that prisoners were taken into rooms without cameras, where they were allegedly beaten while their hands and feet were restrained and their eyes blindfolded.

The testimonies also described blows to prisoners’ genitals, which the AMO characterized as physical and sexual torture.

On September 19, the organization reported another pattern of alleged abuse in which guards selected one prisoner from each room for beatings and torture while other detainees were subjected to tear gas and rubber bullets.

The repeated reports have heightened concerns about the treatment of Palestinian detainees held in the Rakevet section and the lack of independent monitoring of their detention conditions.

The allegations come amid wider warnings from Palestinian prisoner organizations about deteriorating conditions in Israeli prisons, including reports of physical abuse, food deprivation and inadequate medical care.

In February, the Palestinian Prisoner Society warned that detainees were being subjected to systematic starvation and torture, describing their detention conditions as among the most dangerous in the history of the Palestinian prisoners’ movement.

In June, Palestinian prisoner organizations appealed to the World Health Organization (WHO) to intervene over the spread of scabies among detainees, warning that the disease was adding to the suffering of prisoners already facing harsh detention conditions.

The reported assaults and health concerns have intensified calls for independent scrutiny of Israel’s treatment of Palestinian detainees, particularly those from Gaza.

The Asra Media Office urged human rights organizations and international bodies to intervene urgently to stop the reported assaults and ensure the protection of Palestinian prisoners in the Rakevet section.

It also called for independent monitoring organizations to be granted access to the prison to document alleged violations, for injured detainees to receive appropriate medical treatment, and for those responsible for torture and abuse to be held accountable.

The organization’s demands underscore the need for independent investigations into the allegations and effective safeguards against further abuse of Palestinian detainees. (ILKHA)