GAZA (Palestine Foundation Information Center) A doctor at the field hospital set up at the Sde Teiman detention center to hold arrested Gazans described conditions that he said could compromise the inmates’ health and put the government at risk of violating the law, Haaretz Hebrew newspaper revealed.
‘Two prisoners had their legs amputated due to handcuff injuries,’ said the doctor who described deplorable conditions and violations of medical ethics and the law in a letter sent last week to Israel’s defense minister, health minister, and attorney general.
The physician reported that two prisoners had their legs amputated just this past week alone as a result of handcuff-related injuries. “Unfortunately, this has become a routine occurrence,” the physician said.
Regarding prisoner feeding, the physician disclosed that it is done in an abusive manner within the field hospital. In addition to being made to urinate in diapers, the detainees’ hands are constantly handcuffed, which is against both medical and legal regulations.
In his letter, the doctor detailed how, ever since the field hospital opened its doors, he has had to deal with challenging moral decisions. He cautioned that the nature of the hospital’s operations does not align with any health-related department’s legal guidelines for the detention of illegal combatants because the facility lacks a regular supply of medical supplies and medications.
The physician also mentioned in his letter that the detainees in the field hospital are handcuffed and blindfolded around the clock.
