Dror Feiler

⭕️ Israel’s “Disco Room” Torture Defense for Children International – Palestine has documented the ordeal of three boys from Gaza— ages 16 and 17 — who were abducted by Israeli forces while trying to reach food and then tortured inside Israel’s Sde Teiman military camp. All three were seized at aid points, bound, blindfolded, stripped naked, and taken out of Gaza. In custody, they describe nonstop beatings, electric shocks, starvation, and exposure to extreme cold. Soldiers forced them into stress positions for hours, unleashed dogs on them, and blasted deafening music in the “disco room,” where interrogators slammed their heads into walls and tightened handcuffs until bones cracked. The boys also recount staged psychological torture: threats against their families, edited photos meant to break them, and attempts to recruit them as collaborators in exchange for money and housing. Cells were filthy, overcrowded, crawling with insects, with rotten food and no medical care. Stun grenades were thrown into rooms at night, leaving children terrified to sleep. All three were released in the October prisoner exchange, returning to Gaza with severe injuries, trauma, suffering involuntary urination, panic attacks, and crippling nightmares. DCIP says their testimony shows a detention system that targets children with brutality and humiliation, not for “security” but to break their bodies, terrify their families, and crush the next generation’s sense of safety. TRT spoke to the boys about the “disco room” torture below ⬇️

🇱🇧 BREAKING: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has ordered the Lebanese army to confront any new Israeli incursions after Israeli forces crossed into the border town of Blida overnight, killing a municipal worker despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire. It was Aoun’s first directive to engage Israeli troops directly since taking office in January. Since signing the truce on Nov. 27, 2024, Israel has carried out more than 5,100 violations in Lebanon, killing 302 people and injuring 588, according to Lebanese authorities. Israeli warplanes later flew over Beirut yesterday, further heightening tensions. Hezbollah has backed Aoun’s stance, calling for full support to strengthen the army’s defenses. Aoun also urged the international ceasefire monitoring committee, led by the U.S., to pressure Israel to respect Lebanese sovereignty.