Australian activist says 180 people aboard one detention vessel were 'bashed and beaten, with dozens suffering broken ribs
Activist claims detainees faced sexual assault, tasers, beatings and injections with unknown sedatives
* 'It was a very planned campaign of violence so that we wouldn't come back'
Brazilian activist Thiago Avila testifies to witnessing multiple cases of rape & sexual abuse, in addition to brutal beatings, calling for action to be taken.
Middle East Eye previously reported on the systematic torture, sexual violence and starvation Palestinians face in Israeli prisons. In an exclusive interview with MEE, a Palestinian former prisoner in Israeli Ofer prison, described being subjected to torture and sexual assault by Israeli guards, including being held down and forced to be raped by a dog.
Khan blocked what would have been the US tech company's biggest contract with UK police on Thursday, citing a "clear and serious breach" of procurement rules.
The Met had been in talks to use Palantir's Al technology to automate intelligence analysis in criminal investigations, the Guardian reported.
Palantir already has contracts with the UK's Ministry of Defence and the National Health Service (NHS). The company is implicated in Israel's genocide in Gaza and occupation of the West Bank through a deal with the Israeli defence ministry and Israel's use of its technology.
In February 2026, the Met police awarded Palantir a contract worth nearly £500,000 to use the company's operating system as part of its professional services function. As part of the pilot, a Palantir Al tool is used to assess officers' device data.
Middle East Eye can reveal that London's police force considers Palantir to be an appropriate supplier because it is used by the British government.
In a meeting of the London Assembly's Police and Crime committee on Wednesday, Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner Matt Jukes said that the police force had gone to the government's G-Cloud 14 framework,
"which lists thousands of suppliers but, for this purpose, relatively few".
If international activists faced such abuse within hours of detention, and still had the ability to speak out, imagine what thousands of Palestinian prisoners are enduring behind prison walls, isolated, silenced, and hidden from the world.
Riyad Mansour, the Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations, has condemned the treatment of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli detention. His remarks come as outrage grows over Ben-Gvir's treatment of the Sumud Flotilla activists while in detention.
Israeli human rights group B'Tselem released a report detailing how Israeli prisons have become a network of
"torture camps" since the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack. The report includes testimonies alleging widespread torture and sexual abuse of Palestinian prisoners.
Palestinians are tried in military courts which human rights organisations say fail to provide fair trials.
@AnaKasparianofficial speaks to @mohhashem on how the US can 'decouple' from Israel. She also explains why young people, on both left and right, are her only source of hope.
The pair became the first Palestinian team to win the 2026 Earth Prize Middle East award.
Here's the story behind one school inside the village at the centre of the Israeli occupation.
'They punched me'
'They used tasers'
'They soaked us'
"One of the reasons we lost is our blank cheque to Israel and Netanyahu while they committed genocide in Gaza."
Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna shared a video criticising the Democratic National Committee (DNC) after its 192-page "autopsy" report failed to mention Gaza.
Many believe this omission significantly contributed to the party's loss in the 2024 US presidential election.
The report, released Thursday, contained no mention of Gaza or Israel, despite ongoing discussions within the Democratic Party about President Biden's support for Israel's actions and their impact on Vice President Kamala Harris' election campaign.
During Biden's presidency, his administration approved nearly $18 billion in military support for Israel during the war that turned the Palestinian territory into rubble, killed tens of thousands of people and caused famine in the enclave.
His administration also vetoed several United Nations Security Council resolutions calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Martin highlighted that the video of the Israeli National Security Minister, Itamar Ben Gir and the treatment of Global Sumud Flotilla activists by Israeli authorities has “accelerated” the call for action among EU member states against Israel.
Footage shows activists handcuffed and lying on the ground with their heads down
→ Israeli occupation forces attacked 50 vessels carrying 428 people from 44 countries in international waters