Mohammed Abu Tawila is one of many Palestinians who have endured harsh circumstances in Israeli prisons. Abu Tawila, who was recently released, accused Israeli jailers of throwing acid and other chemicals on him during a questioning session.
Abu Tawila was kidnapped from Gaza severely beaten, and tormented with chemicals, in addition to being punched in the eye.
“They were ignited on my body for three days,” he recalled of chemicals, including chlorine, dishwashing liquid, laundry detergent, soap, and air fresheners, used on him as a means of torture.
He described how “my eye was included [in the torture]. One of them would keep punching me in the eye while wearing gloves with something tough, that resembled bone.”
Abu Tawila would subsequently collapse on the rubble from the brutal pounding.
When Israeli forces witnessed how his body reacted to the acid attack and other chemicals, they transferred him to the occupied West Bank.
Abu Tawila was in the hospital for several weeks before being transferred to the infamous Ofer military prison.
“Of course, there was also torture in the occupied territories, from beatings, to insults and humiliation, not to mention hunger and sitting in the cold.”
Source: Al Mayadeen