Palestinian prisoner loses memory due to Israeli torture

The last days of administrative detention for Palestinian prisoner Nabil Rajoub in Israel were too tormenting that caused him to lose his memory.

Even his release was humiliating. A father of four, 40-year-old Rajoub was thrown by Israeli prison authorities near the Sabaa crossing in the southern occupied West Bank after he was released from Negev prison south of Israel.

He was then picked by a Palestinian ambulance to the Hebron hospital as pictures of him lying helplessly on the ground went viral on social media.

Speaking to Anadolu Agency from his home in the village of Al-Koum west of Hebron, Rajoub recalled the harsh conditions he was subjected to in the last days of his eight-month administrative detention.

Rajoub said he was put in solitary confinement on December 5-9 and was left without food or drink until the day of his release.

"I was dragged from among the prisoners, taken to a solitary confinement cell and my feet were chained together”, he said, adding that his shackles hanged from a nearby small bed.

Moreover, he explained, his hands were tied behind his back which made him cry in agony. “They did not give me even water to drink."

Rajoub said he was left in that situation for five days.

He explained that the jailers would often step on his feet cuffs, which caused marks still apparent on his hands and feet.

The policy of administrative detention allows Israeli authorities to detain Palestinians for up to six months without charge or trial.