The released Palestinian prisoner, Moaz Abiyat, announced that Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir stepped on his body on December 4 during his time in Ofer Prison in the West Bank. He added that he was severely beaten during his arrest at the end of October, while the Prisoners Club stated he faced multiple assassination attempts during his detention. Israeli authorities released Abiyat, who is from Bethlehem, yesterday, and he appeared emaciated and struggled to move. In a statement to Al Jazeera moments after his release, he confirmed that he had endured severe torture inside Ofer Prison.
Abiyat spent 9 months in administrative detention and was released from Negev Prison in poor health, despite having no health issues before his arrest. A video showing Abiyat before and after 9 months of imprisonment and torture in Ofer Prison has spread on social media.
Palestinian athlete Moaz Abiyat from Bethlehem… before and after 9 months of imprisonment and torture in Israeli occupation prisons.
Thousands of prisoners face systematic torture and starvation in Israeli prisons, particularly in Negev Prison, amidst the adoption of systematic maltreatment policies by the extremist National Security Minister.
