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Hospital for terrorists in Sde Teiman to close, detainees to be treated in Israeli hospitals

 
 Protesters gather outside Sde Teiman detention facility after some of them broke in, after Israeli military police arrived at the site as part of an investigation into the suspected abuse of a Palestinian detainee, near Beersheba, in southern Israel, July 29, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/AMIR COHEN)
Protesters gather outside Sde Teiman detention facility after some of them broke in, after Israeli military police arrived at the site as part of an investigation into the suspected abuse of a Palestinian detainee, near Beersheba, in southern Israel, July 29, 2024.
(photo credit: REUTERS/AMIR COHEN)

The hospital for terrorists in Sde Teiman will be closed, citing a decrease in activity at the facility. From now on, detainees will receive treatment in Israel

Hamas detainees will now be treated in Israeli hospitals following a decision by the Health Ministry to shut down the Sde Teiman medical facility.

The closure comes after a decline in workload due to the transfer of detainees to other prisons and operational changes at the facility.

A Health Ministry spokesperson stated: “Recently, there has been a significant reduction in activity at the medical facility due to changes in the operations of the detention center and the transfer of detainees to other locations. As a result, the medical facility has had no patients for several days. The IDF and the ministry are making the necessary adjustments to the infrastructure to address current needs.”

The military hospital in Sde Teiman was established several years ago to provide real-time, life-saving medical care near the battlefield.

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It was equipped with field operating rooms, medical imaging capabilities, and temporary intensive care units.

 An Israeli police officer stands near a gate, while protesters gather outside Sde Teiman detention facility after some of them broke in, after Israeli military police arrived at the site as part of an investigation into the suspected abuse of a Palestinian detainee, in Israel. July 29, 2024. (credit: REUTERS/AMIR COHEN)
An Israeli police officer stands near a gate, while protesters gather outside Sde Teiman detention facility after some of them broke in, after Israeli military police arrived at the site as part of an investigation into the suspected abuse of a Palestinian detainee, in Israel. July 29, 2024. (credit: REUTERS/AMIR COHEN)

However, during the latest conflict, wounded soldiers were evacuated by helicopter or vehicle to Israeli hospitals, and Sde Teiman was repurposed to treat Hamas detainees.

Allegations of mistreatment

Allegations of mistreatment at the facility prompted Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara to call for its closure. Initially, the facility was intended to hold Gaza detainees temporarily before their transfer to prisons. However, due to overcrowding, some detainees remained at Sde Teiman for extended periods.

In response to a petition filed by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel with the High Court, which claimed mistreatment of detainees, the state announced a significant reduction in the number of detainees held at Sde Teiman.

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