The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/torture/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:48:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png torture | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/torture/ 32 32 Iran has aired some 100 forced confessions by anti-regime protesters, activists say https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-has-aired-some-100-forced-confessions-by-anti-regime-protesters-activists-say/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 23:34:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3733304 Tehran ups pace of notorious broadcasts amid unrest, with regular references to Israel and US as supposed proof of foreign plots; activists report that confessions follow torture

The post Iran has aired some 100 forced confessions by anti-regime protesters, activists say appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> UK to pay ‘substantial sum’ to Palestinian Guantanamo detainee over torture claims https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-to-pay-substantial-sum-to-palestinian-guantanamo-detainee-over-torture-claims/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 14:58:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3733007 Lawsuit settlement for Saudi-born-and-raised prisoner Abu Zubaydah, jailed since 2002 and now said not to have belonged to al-Qaeda, comes after he was waterboarded 83 times

The post UK to pay ‘substantial sum’ to Palestinian Guantanamo detainee over torture claims appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> UN committee calls for probe into alleged Israeli torture of Palestinian prisoners https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-committee-calls-for-probe-into-alleged-israeli-torture-of-palestinian-prisoners/ Sat, 29 Nov 2025 19:01:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3700768 Report details allegations of systemic abuse, including beatings, electrocution, sexual violence; Israeli envoy dismisses allegations as 'disinformation'

The post UN committee calls for probe into alleged Israeli torture of Palestinian prisoners appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> Mossad arranged Austrian asylum for Syrian double agent accused of torture – report https://www.timesofisrael.com/mossad-arranged-austrian-asylum-for-syrian-double-agent-accused-of-torture-report/ Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:15:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3687993 Khaled al-Halabi, charged over suppressing protests in Raqqa, lived in Vienna in apartment paid for by Israeli spy agency that got him into country, NY Times says

The post Mossad arranged Austrian asylum for Syrian double agent accused of torture – report appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> Israel grilled at UN over reports claiming ‘systematic and widespread torture’ of Palestinians https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-grilled-at-un-over-reports-claiming-systematic-and-widespread-torture-of-palestinians/ Thu, 13 Nov 2025 03:04:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3687617 Israeli ambassador rejects allegations as 'disinformation'; committee acknowledges 'very disturbing' accusations against Hamas which it 'will take up... with the state of Palestine'

The post Israel grilled at UN over reports claiming ‘systematic and widespread torture’ of Palestinians appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> Elizabeth Tsurkov recovering from captivity and torture at hands of Iraqi terrorists https://www.timesofisrael.com/elizabeth-tsurkov-recovering-from-captivity-and-torture-at-hands-of-iraqi-terrorists/ Tue, 11 Nov 2025 11:25:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3686108 Kataeb Hezbollah originally kidnapped the researcher hoping to get ransom for her as a foreigner, she says, but started torturing her when they discovered she was Israeli

The post Elizabeth Tsurkov recovering from captivity and torture at hands of Iraqi terrorists appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> Daily Briefing Mar. 6: Day 517 – Who will be on the squad that fires the attorney general? https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-mar-6-day-517-who-will-man-the-attorney-generals-firing-squad/ Thu, 06 Mar 2025 12:14:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3497313&preview=true&preview_id=3497313 Legal reporter Jeremy Sharon on the almost unprecedented steps taken to remove a legal thorn in the side of the coalition as it attempts to rebalance the scales of the justice system

The post Daily Briefing Mar. 6: Day 517 – Who will be on the squad that fires the attorney general? appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> ‘My screams would go to heaven’: Syrians speak out about torture under Assad https://www.timesofisrael.com/my-screams-would-go-to-heaven-syrians-speak-out-about-torture-under-assad/ Tue, 07 Jan 2025 10:29:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3454408 Long silenced by fear, men and women finally share what happened in the 100 detention facilities where torture, brutality, sexual violence and mass executions were rampant

The post ‘My screams would go to heaven’: Syrians speak out about torture under Assad appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> Teens forced to perform sexual acts on each other: Report to UN details Hamas torture https://www.timesofisrael.com/teens-forced-to-perform-sexual-acts-on-each-other-report-to-un-details-hamas-torture/ Sun, 29 Dec 2024 10:03:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3448761&preview=true&preview_id=3448761 Government document compiles grim details of abuse of hostages, including whipping, branding with heated iron, isolation, binding, starving, maltreatment and psychological torment

The post Teens forced to perform sexual acts on each other: Report to UN details Hamas torture appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> Amid ruins of Damascus camp-city, Palestinian refugees recall horrors of Assad’s regime https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinian-refugees-recall-horrors-of-assads-regime-in-ruined-city/ Sun, 22 Dec 2024 06:25:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3444478 Mahmud Khaled Ajaj describes torture he faced in Syrian prison while Haitham Hassan al-Nada recounts being shot, left for dead as a deserter for not wanting to fight in Syrian army

The post Amid ruins of Damascus camp-city, Palestinian refugees recall horrors of Assad’s regime appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> Israel publishes footage of Hamas torturing Palestinian detainees in Gaza https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-publishes-footage-of-hamas-torturing-palestinian-detainees-in-gaza/ Sun, 10 Nov 2024 14:55:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3416233 Clips show people bound, beaten, their limbs forced into unnatural positions; IDF says video shows terror group's 'brutal method' of repressing dissent

The post Israel publishes footage of Hamas torturing Palestinian detainees in Gaza appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> High Court declines to shutter Sde Teiman, orders state to abide by law for detainees https://www.timesofisrael.com/high-court-declines-to-shutter-sde-teiman-orders-state-to-abide-by-law-for-detainees/ Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:29:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3378291 Court notes that conditions at detention facility have improved since petition was filed, says maintaining rule of law distinguishes Israel from its enemies

The post High Court declines to shutter Sde Teiman, orders state to abide by law for detainees appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> Almost 2 weeks later, probe opened into far-right rioters who broke into military bases https://www.timesofisrael.com/almost-2-weeks-on-probe-opened-into-far-right-rioters-who-broke-into-military-bases/ Sun, 11 Aug 2024 01:46:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3351850&preview=true&preview_id=3351850 Police and IDF confirm investigation into storming of Sde Teiman and Beit Lid facilities by protesters decrying arrest of soldiers suspected of abusing Palestinian terror detainees

The post Almost 2 weeks later, probe opened into far-right rioters who broke into military bases appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> Right-wing protesters disrupt High Court hearing over Sde Teiman detention center https://www.timesofisrael.com/right-wing-protesters-disrupt-high-court-hearing-over-sde-teiman-detention-center/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 14:24:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3349405 Chief justice says legal proceedings cannot be interrupted; state insists 'core principles' of law upheld at facility, where severe abuse of Palestinian detainees has been alleged

The post Right-wing protesters disrupt High Court hearing over Sde Teiman detention center appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> State admits some Sde Teiman detainees kept in permanent restraints, blindfolds https://www.timesofisrael.com/state-admits-some-sde-teiman-detainees-kept-in-permanent-restraints-blindfolds/ Tue, 06 Aug 2024 18:59:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3348901 Responding to a human rights petition to the High Court, officials say restraints used for security purposes, insists facility run in accordance with the law

The post State admits some Sde Teiman detainees kept in permanent restraints, blindfolds appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]>