"Prisoners' Shoes in the Dishes".. Released Prisoners Reveal Details of the Starvation and Humiliation War Inside Occupation Prisons

In vivid and horrifying testimonies that reveal the other side of suffering inside prisons, released prisoners confirmed that the occupation authorities did not suffice with depriving them of their freedom behind iron bars, but turned "food" - which represents the most basic necessities of human life - into a deadly tool for psychological and physical torture, and a systematic means to break the will and humiliate human dignity.

Shocking narratives from the released prisoners within the "Al-Aqsa Flood" deal, Ibrahim Baris and Bilal Musa, shed light on the "dirty starvation" policy pursued by the prison administration, where prisoners are forced to consume what is unfit for humans, or face death by hunger.

And in the details of this tragedy, the released prisoner Ibrahim Baris explained that the food provided to prisoners was far from any health standards, but was part of a collective punishment; as the prison administration deliberately leaves the meals for long hours under the scorching sun until decay seeps into them and foul odors emanate from them before they are placed in the hands of the detainees.

And the matter did not stop at the poor quality of the food, but went beyond to "sadistic" behaviors practiced by the guards; where "Baris" confirmed that they deliberately stepped with their dirty shoes inside the food containers in front of the prisoners' eyes, in a clear message of humiliation. And he added that "bread", the basic component of food, was deliberately thrown on the contaminated ground, forcing the prisoner to pick it up from among the dirt if he wanted to satisfy his hunger.

He also pointed to another health catastrophe, represented by the fall of bird droppings inside the food dishes without the prison administration replacing or removing them, putting the prisoner between two bitter choices: either consume food contaminated with filth, or remain without food, knowing that any objection was immediately met with repression and severe punishment.

For his part, the released prisoner Bilal Musa provided a testimony no less cruel, describing the food as "unfit for human use".

And "Musa" recounted an incident he witnessed himself, where they were given a rotten choice emanating foul odors, and more dangerously, it was covered with "fuel" material, in blatant disregard for the prisoners' lives and health.

And in a scene that reflects the degradation of treatment, "Musa" narrated how he saw a police dog place its foot inside the food container designated for prisoners before it was presented to them, confirming that these practices were not individual or exceptional cases, but a fixed approach and daily behavior aimed at destroying the detainee's psyche.

And the released prisoners concluded their testimonies by affirming that this food war did not stop at the limits of psychological pain, but translated into actual diseases and physical pains; where many prisoners suffered from acute health complications after consuming these contaminated meals, in the absence of any medical care, and the lack of any legal accountability for the prison administration over these crimes that violate all international covenants and human rights.