• By Al Mayadeen English
• 8 Aug 2025 

Palestinian prisoners in Gilboa face electric shocks, beatings, and severe neglect amid escalating abuse by Israeli occupation forces.

Palestinian prisoners are being electrocuted, among more abusive forms of punitive actions, in “Israel’s” Gilboa prison, the Palestinian Commission for Detainees and Ex-Detainees’ Affairs confirmed on Friday.

According to a lawyer from the commission who visited the prison, Israeli occupation authorities have increased the use of torture with electricity.

Special repression units storm prisoner sections under the pretext of inspection, handcuff detainees by their wrists and ankles, and force them into the prison yard. There, prisoners are reportedly beaten, insulted, and subjected to electric shocks. They are then dragged across the concrete floors and forced into the shower area, where their clothes and bodies are soaked with water before being electrocuted again, amplifying pain and physical trauma.

The lawyer described the use of specialized stun guns, which double as blunt-force weapons. These are allegedly made of solid metal and have caused severe head injuries, leading to heavy bleeding among detainees. Prison guards were reported to have mocked and laughed during the abuse, with several prisoners losing consciousness due to the severity of the torture.