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He Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) denounced this Thursday that dozens of Palestinian journalists released from Israeli prisons claim to have suffered “systematic abuses”, between them medical negligence and sexual violenceduring the periods in which they were detained.
The report, based on 59 interviews with Palestinian journalists released between October 2023 and January 2026, indicates that 58 of them stated that they had been subjected to torture, abuse or other forms of violence while they remained in Israeli custody.
CPJ further documents that at least 94 Palestinian journalists were detained during that period, of whom 30 remain imprisoned today.
More than 80% of the journalists interviewed were not formally accused of any crime and were held under the Israeli system of administrative detention, which allows a person to be imprisoned without charge for renewable periods, the agency says.
The rest faced charges such as incitement or activities against the Stateadds the report.
Rape, medical negligence…
In their testimonies, the journalists describe “repeated beatingssome with fractures and serious injuries, Prolonged exposure to loud music to deprive them of sleepforced positions for hours, psychological threats and, in some cases, sexual assaults, including rape.
Specifically, two of the 59 interviewees said having been raped during his detention.
The report also includes 27 cases of alleged medical negligence based on statements by journalists, who allege that their wounds were not treated or that they received “inadequate care in unsanitary conditions.”
The organization also documents “cases of untreated fractures, wounds sutured without anesthesiaskin infections and lack of treatment for pre-existing diseases.
Hunger and malnutrition
He hunger appears as one of the most widespread patterns, with 55 of the 59 journalists interviewed denouncing malnutrition or extreme weight loss.
CPJ calculates one average loss of 23.5 kilograms among the detainees, comparing their weight before and after imprisonment, data also supported by photographs provided by journalists, which show significant physical deterioration.
“When dozens of journalists independently describe physical and psychological abuse, the international community must act,” CPJ Executive Director Jodie Ginsberg says in the statement.
Meanwhile, the regional director of the organization, Sara Qudah, maintains that the documented cases “are not isolated incidents” but reveal “a recurring pattern of abuse directed against journalists for their work.
Thus, CPJ calls on Israel to allow access to independent international observers, including United Nations special rapporteurs, to detention centers, as well as the opening of “transparent and impartial” investigations into the complaints.
According to the report, the Israeli military told the organization that “detainees are treated in accordance with international law” and that the armed forces “have never deliberately attacked journalists,” adding that “any violation of protocol will be investigated.”