Nasser Kan’ani has censured torture of Palestinian detainees by Israeli prison authorities, calling on human rights groups and international organizations to fulfill their legal and humanitarian responsibilities in this regard.

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has called for an urgent investigation into Israeli abuse of Palestinians being held behind bars in the regime’s detention centers.

A pair of Palestinian prisoners' rights groups says two Palestinian prisoners from the Gaza Strip have died from torture in Israeli detention centers.

The UN human rights office says Palestinians detained by Israeli forced "appealing acts" of torture in the regime's facilities.

A Palestinian lawyer says he received reports of severe beatings and systematic starvation in Israel's prisons.

The regime's military forces raided several cities in the occupied Palestinian territories and detained scores of Palestinians.

Mohammed Abu Salmiya was among more than 50 Palestinians released and returned to Gaza on Monday.

Former Guantanamo detainees recount their abuse and torture in the United States detention facilities, saying Israel is using the same pattern against Palestinians illegally jailed in the occupied territories.

A new report by a UN agency carries harrowing testimonies of Palestinian men, women and elderly subjected to worst forms of abuse and torture in Israeli jails.

An independent and non-governmental rights organization says at least 9,300 Palestinian prisoners are currently being held in Israeli jails and detention centers.