NEW YORK, (PIC)
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said that the Israeli army’s use of humiliating, degrading and inhumane methods against Palestinian prisoners amounts to “war crimes.”
In a report on Tuesday, HRW said it had analyzed 37 of social media posts depicting captured Palestinians, predominantly men and boys in Gaza and the West Bank, often stripped to their underwear and in some cases completely naked, handcuffed, blindfolded, and injured.
“Some posts included demeaning and humiliating captions by Israeli soldiers or journalists. Platforms like TikTok and YouTube have removed some of these posts,” HRW added.
“Israeli authorities have for months turned a blind eye as members of their military published dehumanizing fully or seminude images and videos of Palestinians in their custody,” Balkees Jarrah, acting Middle East director at Human Rights Watch, said.
“Senior [Israeli] officials and military commanders can be held criminally responsible for ordering these crimes, or for failing to prevent or punish them, including at the International Criminal Court,” Jarrah added.
