A Bleak reality inside Ofer detention center

23/11/2025

The Commission of Detainees Affairs, in its report released today (Sunday) and based on the accounts of three detainees held in Ofer Camp, presented a stark depiction of harsh detention conditions and treatment described as “among the most brutal,” including systemic medical neglect, physical abuse, and daily room invasions.

The Commission’s attorney noted that detainee Ahmad Adel Hareesh, from Beitunia/Ramallah, who has been held since 31/08/2025, suffers from severe stomach pain suspected to be caused by a bacterial infection.
Despite this, he is only provided with painkillers, while the physician either arrives hours late or fails to show up at all.
He added that the doctor provocatively calls out to the detainees from behind the window, saying: “Who wants to die?”
He further recounted a mass raid on the room after a nail clipper was broken, during which detainees were beaten and taken out in restraints for several hours. A female soldier was also brought in under the pretext of receiving complaints, only for the detainee to later be summoned and punished for filing his complaint, either by issuing an administrative detention order against him or subjecting him to degrading treatment.

Meanwhile, detainee Naji Sharif Mahmoud Awadallah (24), from Beitunia, who has been detained since 28/08/2025 and is currently held under a four-month administrative detention order, described the camp’s conditions as extremely harsh: constant assaults, daily searches and raids, inadequate food, lack of hygiene, and sleep deprivation through the removal of mattresses at six in the morning.

In addition, detainee Ezz Al-Din Ahmad Khaddour (20), from Beit Duqqu/Jerusalem, suffers from a foot injury for which he had been receiving treatment before his arrest. Despite requiring medication and medical follow-up, he has not received any treatment for 70 days.
He also confirmed that the camp’s rooms lack even the most basic necessities, as prisoners are forced to drink water from the bathroom tap with no cups provided. Khaddour, a former detainee, was re-arrested on 02/09/2025.

These testimonies collectively portray a worsening humanitarian situation inside Ofer Camp, amid repeated calls from the Commission for intervention and ending the ongoing violations against detainees.