injuring one of them. After the two guards were evacuated to a hospital, other guards, with the special force of a takeover unit on its part and a Keter unit, broke into the Hamas prisoners' wing of the prison. Documentation from security cameras shows the guards attacking prisoners with punches, batons and kicks, without provocation on their part. In 2021, video footage emerged of dozens of Palestinian “security prisoners” (an Israeli category that includes people detained without trial) were first restrained and then forcibly thrown onto a concrete floor, sometimes on top of each other, as guards passed between them with batons and kicking them randomly, without any resistance from their victims. 15 prisoners were injured and left restrained for hours. The Prison Service described the incident as “gaining control over a riot.” According to a lead editorial in Haaretz, “the evidence clearly shows there was no riot, just the abuse of prisoners.“ Despite the video footage, the police failed to identify all the officers in the wing that night. Only four were briefly questioned, and no perpetrators were arrested. Although the prisoners declared they could identify the perpetrators, no lineup was conducted. The authorities decided to close their investigation. An attorney for the Israeli human-rights organisation Hamoked said: “The incident at Ketziont is a case of brute, wholesale violence against tied, helpless people. The investigative authorities’ attempt to shirk responsibility, despite the security camera footage, is a badge of shame for the national unit for investigating corrections officers and investigative bodies in general. When that’s the reality, it’s no wonder that the violence of security forces toward Palestinians is so common when that’s how they handle complaints.” See also Saharonim detention centre References Prisons in Israel Buildings and structures in Southern District (Israel)