If kidnapping, torturing, and executing hundreds of people were the measure of moral depravity, Israel would be unparalleled. At least 135 mutilated Palestinian bodies returned to Gaza came from Sde Teiman, a detention center infamous for abuse, torture, and deaths in custody. These are not isolated tragedies—they are the predictable outcome of a system designed to operate above law.

At Sde Teiman, detainees are blindfolded, handcuffed, shackled to hospital beds, and subjected to abuse, humiliation, and dehumanization. Evidence from Gaza doctors and hospital staff is horrifying: point-blank gunshot wounds, bodies crushed under tank tracks, amputations, and signs of prolonged restraint. Yet, powerful allies shield the state from accountability. There is no law that touches them, no international pressure that forces them to answer.

The stories are chilling. Mahmoud Ismail Shabat returned with hanging marks, crushed limbs, and tied hands. Others were stripped, forced into diapers, abused by dogs, and sexually assaulted. Journalists, civilians, and patients alike have been subjected to systematic cruelty. Witnesses confirm that these acts are not mistakes—they are policy.

Since October 2023, at least 75 Palestinian detainees have died in Israeli jails. Bodies arrive bearing codes instead of names, erasing identity and dignity. Physicians for Human Rights Israel and UN forensic experts can document the abuse, yet the perpetrators remain untouched, protected by power, influence, and geopolitical alliances. The rule of law is absent. Justice is a distant illusion.

This is a system that thrives because the world allows it to. Powerful nations, institutions, and governments align with Israel, shielding it from consequences, normalizing the torture and killings of Palestinians. There is no investigation that matters, no accountability, no repercussions for those who wield lethal power.

In the face of such impunity, the grim truth is clear: Israel operates as a state beyond law. Its detention system is a machine of terror, and the victims of Sde Teiman and countless others in Gaza are left with nothing but silence, broken bodies, and the stark reality that justice will never come.