For Palestinians held within Israel’s prison network, torture, abuse and contempt for life isn’t just the norm, it’s the system.

That’s according to report released this week [PDF] by the NGO Physicians for Human Rights-Israel (PHRI).

In the report, PHRI reveals the details of at least 94 Palestinian prisoners killed while in Israeli detention. The true number is likely far higher, the report’s authors concede. All of those killed died from either torture, assault, wilful medical neglect or malnutrition.

The report builds upon a tranche of evidence of abuse and torture published by a variety of human rights organisations, both inside Israel and internationally.

“It’s not just [far-right National Security Minister Itamar] Ben-Gvir’s policy, it’s an Israeli policy directed against Pa

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