Israeli security accused of torturing Palestinian prisoners

Israel’s Shin Bet security service tortures Palestinian prisoners during interrogations, defying a court ban on the practices, two Israeli human rights groups have claimed.

Interrogators beat suspects, shackle them in painful, contorted positions and deprive them of sleep for long periods, according to the 96-page report, Absolutely Forbidden, published by B’Tselem and The Centre for the Defence of the Individual.