Five Palestinians have been violently beaten by Israeli officers during the arrest and investigation phases a lawyer has reported.
Lawyer Husain al-Sheikh from the Commission of Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners said Mohamed Shalalda aged 36 and from al-Khalil was heavily beaten up by Israeli soldiers while being laid on the ground handcuffed.
Khader Hadiya 24 and from Bethlehem was made to endure violent strokes on his stomach and head during the interrogation phase in Etzion detention center so as to force confession.
18-year-old Muhammad Salah was also hit with rifle butts on his hand shortly after heavily-armed Israeli soldiers broke into his family home in al-Khader town in Bethlehem.
Two more cases of heavy beating were documented against 25-year-old Fahd Assaad from Bethlehem’s refugee camp of al-Duheisheh and 23-year-old Mootaz Aziyeh from Doha town in Bethlehem.
