Disturbing videos have emerged showing Palestinian officers abusing critics of the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) ongoing crackdown on anti-Israel resistance in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin.
One video shows a handcuffed and blindfolded young man being thrown into a garbage container, while security personnel assault and curse him.
Another clip depicts a detainee being slapped and beaten in the face while his head is covered with a plastic bag.
In a further disturbing video, two detainees, bound and blindfolded, are forced to face a wall with one leg raised. They are made to chant, God, President Abu Mazen,” in a scene reminiscent of tactics used by the government of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
The Committee of Political Prisoners’ Families in the West Bank condemned the arrest campaign, which it said targeted individuals who expressed opposition to the security campaign on social media.
The committee further revealed that detainees are being tortured both physically and psychologically to force them to record and publish apology videos.
PA forces have been besieging parts of Jenin and conducting large-scale raids against civilians since 5 December.
The PA says the campaign, which targets armed anti-occupation groups, is part of an effort to restore law and order against “outlaws”.
Armed anti-occupation groups in Jenin have rejected the labels used against them by the PA, saying their resistance against Israeli troops is legitimate.
At least seven people have been killed since the PA operation was launched, including unarmed civilians, resistance fighters, and members of the security forces.
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