Israeli guards ‘crushed’ Palestinian prisoner’s testicle with rubber bullet

Physicians for Human Rights Israel and the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel reported on Thursday that Israeli prison guards have seriously wounded Palestinian prisoners by firing rubber-coated bullets at close range, including one instance where a prisoner's testicle was "completely crushed" and surgically removed. These organizations documented 21 testimonies of this "dangerous practice" over the past year, warning that it reflects a militarization of the prison system and a lowered threshold for the use of force against detainees.