A doctor at a field hospital for detained Palestinians at Israel\u2019s Sde Teiman army base has described \u201cdeplorable conditions\u201d and \u201croutine\u201d amputations due to handcuff injuries, according to an exclusive report from the newspaper\u00a0Haaretz. <\/p>\n
In a letter to Israel\u2019s attorney general and defense and health ministers, obtained by Haaretz, the doctor said the conditions at Sde Teiman field hospital compromise inmates\u2019 health and violate medical ethics. <\/p>\n
\u201cJust this week, two prisoners had their legs amputated due to handcuff injuries, which unfortunately is a routine event,\u201d the doctor said in the letter, according to the Haaretz report on Thursday. He wrote that inappropriate care at the detention facility has led to \u201ccomplications and sometimes even in the patient\u2019s death,\u201d adding that \u201cthis makes all of us \u2013 the medical teams and you, those in charge of us in the health and defense ministries, complicit in the violation of Israeli law.\u201d <\/p>\n
Haaretz reported that the doctor said \u201cinmates are fed through straws, defecate in diapers and are held [in] constant restraints, which violate medical ethics and the law.\u201d It is not clear when the doctor penned the letter. <\/p>\n
The IDF statement continued, \u201cThe handcuffing of the detainees is carried out in accordance with the procedures, their health condition and the level of danger posed by them, in order to ensure the safety of the forces and the medical staff.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cAccording to the IDF\u2019s instructions, violence against detainees is absolutely prohibited. The IDF protects the rights of the detainees held in the detention facilities, and regularly briefs the forces regarding the required conduct towards detainees, including the prohibition of resorting to violence,\u201d the IDF statement said.. <\/p>\n
\u201cAny allegation of violence or humiliation for which concrete details will be provided will be examined and dealt with individually,\u201d the IDF said <\/p>\n
A spokesperson for Israel\u2019s health ministry said they had nothing further to add. <\/p>\n
The source said the detainees were blindfolded and that at least three patients they saw were wearing diapers. <\/p>\n
The medical source highlighted the systematic \u201cdehumanizing\u201d of detainees at the field hospital, which they described as a large \u201ctent\u201d that is \u201cnot insulated\u201d from the elements. <\/p>\n
The Sde Teiman field hospital and detention facility, located on an army base in southern Israel near the city of Beer Sheva, was established by the Israeli military shortly after Hamas\u2019 October 7 attacks. <\/p>\n
The field hospital was created after Israeli civilian hospitals declined to admit Gazan detainees or terror suspects, according to a report from the non-profit organization Physicians for Human Rights-Israel. <\/p>\n
The Physicians for Human Rights-Israel report on Sde Teiman, which documents \u2018ethical failures\u2019 at the field hospital, also highlighted that \u201csecurity forces at the field hospital require all detained persons to remain handcuffed and blindfolded at all times, including during medical treatment.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cMedia reports indicate that Gaza residents held at this military facility endure harsh conditions, being restrained with their hands behind their backs and occasionally bound to a fence for prolonged periods, spanning entire and consecutive days. These circumstances lead to substantial physical and psychological harm,\u201d the Physicians for Human Rights-Israel report added. <\/p>\n
According to the Haaretz report, the doctor said in his letter to the Israeli health and defense ministries that the field hospital \u201cis staffed most of the day by a single doctor, accompanied by a nursing team, some with no more than medic training,\u201d and in some cases the doctor on shift is an orthopedist or gynecologist. \u201cThis ends in complications and sometimes even in the patient\u2019s death,\u201d the doctor wrote, Haaretz reported. <\/p>\n\n
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