One paramedic, Walid Khalili, was blindfolded and taken to Israel's Sde Teiman military detention facility, known for the rape of at least one Palestinian detainee. He told HRW that once his blindfold was removed, he saw dozens of detainees hanging from the ceiling of a large warehouse-like building by chains attached to their handcuffs. Khalili was chained and hung like the other prisoners, dressed in a garment and headband attached to wires, and shocked with electricity, the report said.
The torture and other ill-treatment of doctors, nurses, and paramedics should be thoroughly investigated and appropriately punished, including by the International Criminal Court (ICC), Jarrah said in a statement.
The detentions are part of the reason for the collapse of Gaza's healthcare system since Israel began the war, which has killed more than 40,000 Palestinians. The Israeli government's mistreatment of Palestinian healthcare workers has continued in the shadows and needs to immediately stop, said Balkees Jarrah, acting Middle East director at the human rights organisation.
HRW's report detailed the alleged torture, threats of rape and sexual abuse by Israeli forces, denial of medical care and poor detention conditions that doctors, nurses and paramedics have faced since the war in Gaza began in October.
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