CAIRO, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Arab League on Sunday called for an independent international investigation into alleged torture and systematic abuses against Palestinian prisoners from the Gaza Strip held at Israel's Ramla Prison.
In a statement, the organization said several detainees in the prison's Rakevet section had suffered injuries and burns due to repeated acts of repression and mistreatment.
It called for the International Committee of the Red Cross and independent monitoring bodies to be granted unrestricted access to the prison, and demanded medical care for injured detainees and the immediate release of sick and wounded prisoners.
The Arab League said the alleged abuses violated international humanitarian law and constituted "crimes against humanity" requiring accountability.
It urged the international community and UN bodies to take action to protect Palestinian prisoners and end impunity.
The Palestinian Prisoners' Media Office reported on Tuesday that Gaza detainees in the Rakevet section had been subjected to repeated assaults, including beatings with batons, tear gas and pepper spray, rubber bullets and stun grenades.
According to another report by the office published on Oct. 24, between 9,350 and 9,400 Palestinian prisoners and detainees were held in Israeli jails as of October 2026. ■