ALBAWABA - Israel's Shin Bet security agency revealed details in the killing of Yochai Avni, a prison officer at Ofer Prison inside his house in the West Bank settlement of Givon Hahadasha.
The body of the Israel Prison Service employee was found with stab wounds covering the body. Attackers after killing Yochai Avni, 40, burnt his house as well, local media reported.
The Israeli police announced opening an investigation into the incident adding that initial suspicions were of a "criminal incident." In addition to police, the Shin Bet security agency joined the probe and indicated that there are suspicions that the murder may have been "
terror-linked".
Nonetheless, Yochai Avni's relatives revealed that they believe the prison officer was the "victim of terrorism", according to Ynet news.
Why was Yochai Avni killed?
Amid police's initial reports that there is a suspected "criminal incident" in the case of Yochai Avni, many pro-Palestinian activists suggested that the Israeli prison officer was killed over his treatment of Palestinian prisoners in jail.
Palestinian prisoners are facing harsh circumstances inside Israeli jails as they are subjected to the toughest torture methods. Many Palestinians tell horrific stories about torturing methods, Israeli police use at prisons.
Amnesty International reported in November 2023 about the horrible treatment, Palestinians face inside Israeli jails.
According to the report which was based on testimony from released detainees and human rights lawyers, as well as video footage and images illustrating some of the forms of torture and other ill-treatment prisoners, Palestinians are subjected to severe beatings and humiliation of detainees, including by forcing them to keep their heads down, to kneel on the floor during inmate count, and to sing Israeli songs.
