Wife of Detainee Appeals to Shin Bet Chief Over Harsh Conditions

The wife of a detainee held by the Shin Bet has appealed to the agency's director, David Zini, demanding that her husband and another detainee be moved from a Shin Bet facility to a proper detention center. One of the two security personnel detained from Samaria was released to house arrest on Tuesday, while the other, whose identity is restricted, remains in custody. The wife wrote in an urgent letter that her husband, who "grew up in Samaria with values of love for the people and the homeland," served in the reserves and reported for duty on October 7th, receiving a recent commendation. She expressed heartbreak that after his service and personal sacrifices during the war, he now faces the system he served, which she claims threatens his good name and security work. She described his wartime experiences, including witnessing friends killed and injured, and stated that the "blindfold" placed on him without reason could lead to a severe mental state. She pleaded with Director Zini to remove her husband from the "dark and suffocating dungeon" where he is held in deplorable conditions in a small, dark cell without daylight, demanding his release. Attorney Nati Rom of the Honenu organization stated that these individuals are "the best of our youth" who have contributed greatly to the nation and are being treated with methods reserved for terrorists. He described their detention in a 2x2 meter cell, lacking knowledge of day and night, and called for an immediate end to the practice. Attorney Assaf Gonen, representing the detainee who was released, called the treatment a "great and terrible injustice" by the authorities towards his client, a heroic fighter who deserves better.