Ahmed

“I gave my name and village. They said, ‘You need to come with us for five minutes, and we’ll bring you back.'”

Ahmed · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-17

Ahmed recounts what Israeli soldiers told him when they arrested him at a checkpoint, promising to bring him back in five minutes.

“They stopped me, they asked for my name, asked where I’m from,”

Ahmed · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-17

Ahmed describes being arrested at an Israeli military checkpoint in his village in Syria and subsequently detained for over a year in Israel.

“They tighten the cuffs by stamping on them with their feet, until the cuffs bite into the flesh of your wrists and also your buttocks. Sometimes they leave them tightened like this for one or two days until your hands are extremely swollen. Your hands go green, and you can’t feel them at all.”

Ahmed · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-17

Ahmed describes being beaten and tortured with tightened handcuffs during more than a year of detention in Israel.