In a radio interview posted on 16 July, a radiologist in Gaza has spoken about his mistreatment during the seven months he spent in Israeli detention.
Dr. Amer Nassar told the National Public Radio (NPR) show Morning Edition he was beaten while detained. According to the NPR interview, Nassar said he was sheltering with his family in a United Nations school in December when Israeli troops detained him and others.
Nassar said he was beaten by soldiers and subjected to violent interrogation that attempted to coerce him into confessing that he was a member of Hamas. After a month in an Israeli detention center, Nassar said he spent six months in a desert prison and was prevented from communicating with the outside world. He lived in tents with about 150 other Palestinian detainees, he added.
Nassar in the interview also said he developed a skin condition and lost about 88 lb (40 kg) from malnutrition but was denied medical treatment. He was eventually cleared of being suspected of terrorist associations.
The full NPR interview can be found here.
