Medical staff at Nasser hospital say they were blindfolded, detained, and forced to strip by Israeli soldiers.

Palestinian medical staff in Gaza have told the BBC they were blindfolded, detained, forced to strip and repeatedly beaten by Israeli troops after a raid at their hospital last month.

Ahmed Abu Sabha, a doctor at Nasser hospital, described being held for a week in detention, where, he said, muzzled dogs were set upon him and his hand was broken by an Israeli soldier.

His account closely matches those of two other medics who wanted to remain anonymous for fear of reprisals.

They told the BBC they were humiliated, beaten, doused with cold water, and forced to kneel in uncomfortable positions for hours. They said they were detained for days before being released.

An expert in humanitarian law said the footage and the testimony from the medical staff interviewed by the BBC was “extremely concerning”. He said some of the accounts provided to the BBC “very clearly cross over into the category of cruel and inhumane treatment”.

  • zerog_bandit@lemmy.worldEnglish
    18·
    8 months ago

    Ah the good ol “Israelis should just stop defending themselves so they can get exterminated in peace” argument from the pro-Hamas wing.

    • Aceticon@lemmy.worldEnglish
      32·
      8 months ago

      Love how you managed to fit not one, not two, but actually three pieces of NAZI-style argumentation in one single sentence:

      • You doubled down on using Hamas and their deeds to blame all Palestinians, using once again with not a shred of shame a variant of the NAZI myth of common etnic guilt.
      • The good old “if you’re not with us then you’re with our enemies” so beloved of Fascists, this one in the NAZI “you must be with the worst of our enemies” variant.
      • The very same logic of “we have to kill them to defend our race” that the NAZIs used to justify the mass murder of Jews.

      Zionist brainwashing with NAZI-style extreme-racism and etnic-victimhood mythology to justify aggressive action is really a sight to see.