Muhammad al-Bakri, a Palestinian detainee from Gaza, said he was raped and attacked by guard dogs while blindfolded, handcuffed, and stripped by Israeli soldiers on April 10, 2024, during Eid al-Fitr in custody [1, 2, 3]. He described how "we were raped after being stripped of our clothes. We were shouting, ‘Oh Lord, oh God’, but they were just laughing and filming us," directly accusing soldiers of filming the abuse [2]. Al-Bakri also said, "The dogs were following commands from the officers to [attack] us" and that he was "raped after being stripped of my clothes, by a large dog" [1, 3].

Al-Bakri was held for 20 months and transferred through five Israeli prisons, where he and seven other prisoners suffered similar sexual assaults involving dogs, stripping, beatings, and threats [1, 2, 3]. According to reports from other former detainees, such sexual humiliation and torture were widespread across multiple Israeli detention facilities [3].

The allegations have been documented in the documentary "Bodies of Evidence: Israel’s Darkest Weapon," which features testimonies from Palestinian victims detailing systemic sexual torture in Israeli custody [1, 2, 3, 4]. Former detainees and independent investigations reveal a pattern of abuse that intensified following the escalation of hostilities starting around October 7, 2023 [1, 2, 4].

Reports also show that abuse extends beyond prison walls. In July 2023, Israeli forces allegedly forced Palestinian women in Hebron to undress and walk naked under threat from dogs, signaling a broader pattern of sexual humiliation [3].

International organizations, including the International Criminal Court, the United Nations, and human rights groups such as the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights and Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, have identified these abuses as systematic and widespread [1, 2].

Al Jazeera published investigative reports and testimonies on June 9, 2026, uncovering the scale of sexual torture in Israeli prisons, followed by the June 11 release of the documentary "Bodies of Evidence" [1, 2, 3, 4].