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Shackled, bleeding, raped: Palestinians describe abuse in Israel’s prisons
Former detainees tell Al Jazeera they were routinely sexually abused, starved and attacked by dogs.
![Mohammed Al-Bakri: “We are handcuffed … our hands were behind our backs and our legs were bound and we were blindfolded.” [Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Mohammed-Zaki-Al-Bakri-copy-1780559022-1781015204.jpeg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Detainees kneel face down on the deck of the Nahshon, an Israeli prison ship, as armed soldiers surround them following the interception of the Gaza-bound flotilla [Jawaher Al-Naimi/Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Final-main-image-1780940385.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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