CNN released an investigative report on the 10th that three Israelis working in Israel's Staterman Desert Detention Center reported that Israeli forces had tortured Palestinian prisoners during their invasion of Gaza. In response, the Israeli army spokesman said that the Israeli army ensured that the detainees were properly behaved and that any allegations of mistreatment would be reviewed and dealt with. In addition, the Israel Defense Forces are reported to expand the military operation in Gaza Rafah, local media reported on the 10th that the operation is expected to last two months and will be carried out in phases, so that it can be suspended at any time after an agreement on personnel exchanges and a ceasefire.
US media: Israel reported that the Israeli army mistreated Palestinian prisoners
In Israel's Stataiman Desert, about 29 kilometres from the Gaza border, a former military base converted detention centre is divided into two sections: a cell and a hospital. Some 70 Palestinian prisoners from Gaza were held in the cells, shackled and blindfolded, and bound to barbed bars if they did not cooperate with the Israeli army.
Wounded prisoners in the camp hospital were blindfolded, tied to beds, diapers and fed through stomach tubes. The whistleblower described the smell of rotting wounds in the air. Some prisoners had to have their limbs amputated because they were chained, and some staff members had to practice medicine on patients even if they were not licensed.
The whistleblowers also said that they did not beat the prisoners in retaliation for Hamas's actions on October 7, 2023, not to gather intelligence. Three whistleblowers said they risked legal consequences and reprisals from Israeli hardliners to report the Israeli army's abuse of prisoners.
In response, the Israeli army spokesman said that the Israeli army has ensured that appropriate behavior has been taken against the detainees, and that any allegations of misconduct will be reviewed and dealt with.
The abuses have been reported in Arab media following an outcry from Israeli and Palestinian human rights groups over conditions at the Staterman detention center, to which an Israeli army spokesman had earlier responded that medical procedures in the camp were conducted with the utmost care and in accordance with Israeli regulations and international law.
The Israeli Cabinet approved the expansion of Operation Rafah in southern Gaza
A number of Israeli media reported on the 10th that the Israeli Security Cabinet has approved the IDF to expand military operations in Rafah, a city in southern Gaza. Foreign media quoted two sources as saying that the expanded action was carefully considered and measured, and would not cross the "red line" of US President Joe Biden.
At present, in the east and northeast of Rafah, Israeli forces and Hamas are still engaged in fierce fighting, and the sound of gunfire and explosions is incessant. Israeli forces have reportedly used tanks to block the main roads in the eastern and western sectors of Rafah, encircling the eastern part of Rafah.
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East said some 110,000 Palestinians had fled Rafah since the Israeli army launched its operation against Rafah this week.
In addition to Rafah, the Israeli army also released video footage of operations in the Zaithong area of central Gaza, and said it had attacked local Hamas infrastructure, recovered some weapons and intelligence assets, and eliminated some terrorists.
Hamas: The Israeli army has brought the ceasefire negotiation process back to square one
In response to the breakdown of the ceasefire talks held in Cairo, Egypt, senior Hamas officials said that the Hamas side still hopes that a real hostage-swapping prisoner agreement can be reached and a permanent ceasefire can be achieved, but Israel rejects the proposal of the relevant mediators, which brings the ceasefire negotiation process back to the original point, describing that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu hopes that the war will continue, stressing that Hamas has not suspended or withdrawn from the ceasefire talks, and that Israel bears full responsibility for obstructing the ceasefire agreement.
Hamas released a video on the 10th, showing Hamas militants launching an attack on Israeli forces in the Zaiton area southeast of Gaza City. In the picture, the Israeli army is marching not far from the Zaiton area of Gaza City, and Hamas fighters armed with sniper rifles are lying in ambush inside the building, aiming at an Israeli soldier and opening fire, and the Israeli soldier is shot and falls. In addition, Hamas released footage showing multiple bombs fired at the southern Israeli city of Be'er Sheva.
In addition, the headquarters of the United Nations Relief Agency for Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in East Jerusalem was recently set on fire by Israeli residents, but fortunately there were no casualties, and only about 70 metres of hay and bushes were burned near the fence of the headquarters. At the time of the incident, nearly 100 people, most of them teenagers, applauded and cheered. As for the second fire, which occurred near the fuel depot at the Headquarters, there was not only a risk of explosion, but also a staff member who was thrown stones while fighting the fire. The Israeli police have launched an investigation and the authorities have temporarily closed their headquarters for security reasons.
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Editor: Mu Mu