Concerns Grow Over Alleged Mistreatment of Palestinian Detainees in Israeli Prisons

• There is a "crisis" in Israeli prisons with overcrowding and allegations of systemic abuse and torture of Palestinian detainees • 9 detainees have died in custody since October 2022 • There are reports of detainees being held in "cages" and deprived of medical care in military camps in Gaza • All Gaza detainees are being held under Israel's "unlawful combatants law" which denies them protections • Defending Palestinians' rights in Israel has become increasingly difficult amid tensions