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Released Palestinian political prisoner details alleged torture by Israeli forces
Palestinian student and political prisoner Samah Jaradat

PALESTINIAN student and political prisoner Samah Jaradat has spoken out about her alleged torture during a month of interrogation by Israeli security services at a notorious Jerusalem detention centre.

Her family told Quds News that she had been subjected to 22 days of abuse during her interrogation, including a forced strip search, sleep deprivation and psychological torture.

The Bir Zeit University sociology student was seized from the family home in Al-Bireh at 3am on September 7 2019 during a raid by Israeli soldiers.

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