Jerusalem: seven Israeli human rights groups demanded an inquiry on Wednesday into the “human” treatment meted out to Palestinians taken prisoner during Israel’s offensive on the Gaza strip. Evidence collected from detainees provided a “shocking portrayal of the harsh, inhuman and degrading conditions in which Palestinian prisoners were held during the initial days of their incarceration,” they said in a statement. “Many detainees-minors as well as adults were held for many hours, sometimes for days, in pits dug in the ground, exposed to bitter cold and harsh weather, handcuffed and blindfolded. “These pits lacked basic sanitary facilities detainees went hungry. “Some of the detainees were held near tanks and in combat areas, in gross violation of international humanitarian law. “The groups submitted a complaint to Israel’s attorney general and the military judge advocate general, urging an independent and comprehensive investigation.
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