Pro-Palestinian Group Accuses Israeli Medical Officials of Torture at ICC
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
A pro-Palestinian group, the Hind Rajab Foundation, has filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court in The Hague. The group accuses Israeli medical officials and health system leaders of torture and causing the deaths of Palestinian prisoners at Sde Teyman camp. The complaint alleges that 29 prisoners died between October 2023 and November 2025 due to mistreatment and lack of medical care, calling the actions potential war crimes.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- The Hind Rajab Foundation filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
- The complaint accuses Israeli medical officials of torture and causing prisoner deaths at Sde Teyman camp.
- Former Health Ministers Moshe Arbel and the former Minister of Health are named in the complaint.
- The foundation claims 29 prisoners died between October 2023 and November 2025.
- The alleged actions are described as potential war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.
The pro-Palestinian organization "Hind Rajab Foundation" has filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, demanding an investigation into the actions of Israeli medical personnel and health system leaders. The foundation alleges that these individuals are involved in the torture and death of Palestinian prisoners at the Sde Teyman camp.
The complaint specifically names former Health Ministers Moshe Arbel and the former Minister of Health, Professor Zion Hagai, Chairman of the Israeli Medical Association, Lea Wapner, the association's legal advisor, and Dr. Yossef Walfish, head of the association's ethics committee. According to the foundation, medical staff were instructed to provide care to prisoners who were handcuffed and blindfolded. Furthermore, these prisoners were allegedly prohibited from being transferred to civilian hospitals.
The Hind Rajab Foundation claims that between October 2023 and November 2025, 29 prisoners died as a result of mistreatment by jailers and a lack of medical care. The organization stated in its lawsuit that "The actions in question may be classified as war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide."
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