B’Tselem issues new report – “Unleashed: Abuse of Palestinians by Israeli Soldiers in the Center of Hebron”

The report is based on over 20 testimonies collected by B’Tselem from Palestinians who were abused by Israeli soldiers between May and August 2024. Victims describe being randomly seized by soldiers, mostly as they were walking down the streets of the city, going about their daily affairs. They were beaten and subjected to severe abuse by soldiers, sometimes in the street, and at other times inside military outposts where they were taken. 

After more than a year of Israel waging an unchecked war against the Palestinian people, and the Israeli government dehumanization of Palestinians in public discourse, this collective abuse has become part of the routine operations of the Israeli military in the West Bank. 

Read the full report and watch the victims’ testimonies