Israeli NGOs shine light on abuse

Israel's Shin Bet domestic security agency abuses Palestinians under interrogation in a manner so systematic it points to official endorsement, two Israeli NGOs said in a report published on Wednesday.

The 70-page joint study by rights groups B'Tselem and Hamoked is based on accounts by 116 suspects interrogated at Shikma prison in the southern Israeli city of Ashqelon between Aug 2013 and March 2014.

The report, a third in a series on interrogations of Palestinians, said there are marked similarities with other facilities.