Mahmoud

“They make sure you understand the moment you enter that you are stripped of all your rights; they tell you this explicitly.”

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

Mahmoud says Israeli detentions explicitly strip detainees of all rights upon entry, and that he was never charged or granted access to a lawyer.

“Until now I feel unstable; I’m not normal. I feel crazy sometimes in the night. I go to look at my kids because I can’t believe I’m really home.”

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

Mahmoud, a released detainee using a pseudonym, describes his psychological state nine days after returning home from Israeli detention.

“They have muzzles on, but they ran into us, like a body slam.”

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

Mahmoud explains that the metal muzzles on the dogs made the impact stronger and caused bleeding when they slammed into detainees.

“I want to tell you about the ‘disco room’,”

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

Mahmoud describes a room full of loud speakers used to punish detainees during his Israeli detention.

“They make us sit like this for hours,”

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

Mahmoud demonstrates the position Israeli troops forced detainees into for hours, resulting in infected wounds on his knees.

“They cuff you so you can’t move and then release the dogs,”

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

Mahmoud describes being restrained and then subjected to attack by dogs during his detention in Israel.

“It’s a room full of speakers; they put detainees in there, and the music is very loud.”

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

Mahmoud describes the so-called disco room where detainees were subjected to very loud music, causing them to vomit.