Palestinian teen: I was used as a human shield in Gaza The soldiers took Abu Raida to two houses, ordering him to “get in and see if there are tunnels or not,” according to the 17-year-old. He told them that he did not find any, which prompted the “captain” to physically assault the child. “He started punching and kicking me. He even brought a wire and hit me with it on my back,” Abu Raida told DCI-Palestine. Here is Abu Raida’s complete account of the abuse: “I was crying and begging him to stop, but he did not show any mercy. He kept hitting me over and over. He poured a glass of water on my trousers. He insulted me using very dirty words that I am familiar with, and other dirty words that I have never heard of. Even soldiers who did not speak Arabic insulted me as well. They threatened to ‘shove a stick into my … bottom’ if I did not tell them where the tunnels were.”
Posted on: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 10:25:32 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015