Palestinian detainees and rights groups share disturbing accounts of rape, sexual violence and physical abuse.

Warning: This story contains descriptions of sexual assault that some readers may find disturbing.

Palestinians who were detained in Israeli prisons have revealed how they suffered dehumanising treatment by guards and soldiers, including torture and sexual violence.

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Speaking to Al Jazeera in the Gaza Strip, many former detainees said that even after they were released, their struggle did not end as survival started another psychological battle, with the harrowing memories of imprisonment still haunting them.

Survivor Mohammed al-Bakri was arrested during Israeli military operations in Gaza in March 2024 and…