Israeli Prisoners Bind Gaza Doctor with Socks Amid Security Operation at Ganot Prison

During a security operation at Ganot Prison, Israeli prison service personnel discovered a Gaza doctor detained under administrative detention bound with socks. The doctor, a 2005-born resident of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip, was found tied up in his cell by fellow Palestinian inmates. According to the Israel Prison Service (IPS), the inmates restrained him out of concern that his behavior, attempting to observe prison staff activities and refusing to stop, might provoke punitive measures against all cell occupants. The doctor was detained in late June and had previously worked as a physician in Gaza. While in the Shdeim detention facility, he was involved in several disciplinary incidents, including attempts to assault investigators and disobeying orders.

In a related development, Palestinian authorities announced that Israel released 60 detainees from Gaza via the Kerem Shalom crossing, including 20 workers and 40 prisoners held in the Negev prison. The released individuals were escorted by the Red Cross to a hospital in Deir al-Balah.

The human rights organization Physicians for Human Rights criticized Israel’s detention conditions, demanding the release of 14 Gaza doctors arrested during the recent conflict. The group alleges harsh detention conditions, including medical neglect, starvation, and abuse amounting to torture, which have led to the deaths of at least 103 Palestinian prisoners, including five Gaza medical workers. The IPS has rejected these claims, stating that detention conditions comply with legal and security requirements under the supervision of the National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and the IPS Commissioner.