USAID held meetings with Israeli officials at Sde Teiman torture camp

At least 35 Palestinian detainees are believed to have died at the facility or in nearby hospitals as a result of the abuses at the Sde Teiman concentration camp.

Human rights organizations and whistleblowers describe horrendous conditions within Sde Teiman.
Detainees have reported rape, beatings, electrocution, and forced amputations, while others have been subjected to long-term handcuffing and solitary confinement.
According to a report by The Guardian, USAID officials attend daily meetings at Sde Teiman to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza as part of the Joint Coordination Board (JCB), a hub that oversees the approval and logistics of aid operations.
However, the base also functions as a concentration camp where thousands of Palestinians have been subjected to extreme violence, torture, and rape.
Despite the facility’s reputation, USAID continues to work from this base as it coordinates with the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF), the United Nations, and international NGOs to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza.
This situation has raised ethical concerns among USAID staff, some of whom have expressed discomfort with their presence at the site.
“It’s another form of psychological torture to make someone work there,” one anonymous USAID official told The Guardian.

Full Al Mayadeen report

Israeli soldiers gather at the gate to the Sde Teiman concentration camp, as people protest in support of soldiers being questioned for raping Palestinian detainees, July 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov, File)

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