Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem has published a new report documenting what it calls a “network of torture camps” — a systematic infrastructure of abuse in which thousands of Palestinian detainees have been subjected to physical and psychological torture, deliberate starvation, and denial of medical care. As of the report’s publication, 84 Palestinians — including one minor — had died in Israeli detention since October 2023.

The 17-page report, titled “Living Hell,” was published in January 2026. It builds on B’Tselem’s August 2024 report “Welcome to Hell,” which first documented the scope of abuse, and reflects continued monitoring and testimony collection over the intervening 18 months. The organization’s findings confirm that the abuse has become more extensive, not less, over time.

The full B’Tselem report is available here.

The documented conditions include beatings, stress positions, prolonged sensory deprivation, denial of food and water, and denial of medical treatment for injuries sustained during detention. These are not aberrations. B’Tselem’s research characterizes them as systematic — operating across multiple facilities with the apparent knowledge and authorization of the Israeli state.

More than 9,300 Palestinians are currently held in Israeli custody. Among them are approximately 350 children. The 84 deaths documented in custody represent only those B’Tselem has been able to confirm; the actual number may be higher, as access to detainees is severely restricted and information about conditions inside facilities is heavily suppressed.

The Committee on the Rights of the Child and multiple UN human rights bodies have called for independent investigations. None have been granted. Israel has rejected international inspection of its detention facilities throughout the period covered by both reports.

What B’Tselem is documenting is not a prison scandal. It is a deliberate policy — one that has now killed 84 people, that continues to operate, and that has met no meaningful accountability.