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#Paelstine / B'Tselem report exposes systematic abuse of Palestinians by Israeli soldiers in Hebron
A new B'Tselem report details the systematic abuse of Palestinians by Israeli soldiers in Hebron during the summer of 2024. Twenty-five testimonies describe arbitrary arrests and brutal attacks on men, women, and children, including beatings, torture (cigarette burns, genital blows), and injections of unknown substances. Victims, targeted while going about their daily lives, were often taken to military facilities for the abuse, then released without charge.
https://www.btselem.org/publications/202412_unleashed
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[followup] #Palestine / IDF soldiers know that Palestinian suffering is a sought-after commodity in Israeli society
B’Tselem documented 25 testimonies detailing this abuse, which included beatings, threats of rape, and psychological torture. Many of these attacks occurred publicly and were even filmed and shared by the perpetrators.
Shiri Davidovitch, a researcher at B'Tselem, argues that this violence is not only a product of the daily realities of occupation but is also fueled by a societal climate in #Israel shaped by the October 2024 war. The lack of critical media coverage of the conflict in #Gaza and the emphasis on a simplistic notion of “victory” has created a societal thirst for vengeance, dehumanizing Palestinians and normalizing violence against them. This dehumanization is evident in the casual brutality documented in #Hebron and the widespread sharing of violent imagery online.
Davidovitch concludes that as long as Israeli society continues to dehumanize Palestinians and prioritize a narrative of revenge, such abuses will continue.
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