Freed Palestinian prisoner Muhammad Asalia said Israeli prison authorities deliberately flooded prisoner cells and bedding in the winter.
Especially during the "period of forty days" (known as *"Al-Morbaniya").
They are deprived of sleep for long periods and are left without clothes.
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He wrote:
“At this time of year, especially during the forty-day winter period, they would open the water hoses in our cells.
The guards deliberately poured water on our mattresses, thin blankets and light clothes, forcing us to stay awake for two days straight until our clothes and bedding were dry. Worse, we had to stand in front of each other for a long time in our underwear until our clothes were dry."
In the Levantine countries, this is the name for the coldest forty-day period of winter, which usually lasts from the end of December to the end of January.