Palestinian detainees released back to Gaza have told the BBC they were subjected to mistreatment and torture at the hands of Israeli military and prison staff, adding to reports of misconduct within Israel's barracks and jails.
One man said he was attacked with chemicals and set alight. "I thrashed around like an animal in an attempt to put the fire out [on my body]," said Mohammad Abu Tawileh, a 36-year-old mechanic.
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They each describe being stripped, blindfolded, cuffed and beaten
Some also say they were given electric shocks, menaced by dogs, and denied access to medical care
Some say they witnessed the deaths of other detainees
One says he witnessed sexual abuse
Another says he had his head dunked in chemicals and his back set on fire
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn7vje365rno
No, not lucky.
There are numerous reports by human rights groups and the UN about the systematic torture and maltreatment of thousands of Palestinian prisoners, including sexual violence and abuse. They all come back emaciated, traumatized and some with serious mental illness. Some with limbs missing due to lack of medical treatment or restraints that cut off blood circulation. There are THOUSANDS of such lucky people.
I suppose they may be luckier than the 70, 80, 90 or even hundreds who died in the prisons. Actual number unknown, as hundreds have been forcibly "disappeared". Certainly luckier than the Gaza doctor who by some accounts may have been beaten and raped to death. Or the 17-year old boy from the West Bank who was starved to death.