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Former Palestinian prisoner says IDF locked him in coffin for 15 days

🇮🇱 public Israel · · 319 words · By Russia Today
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IDF used coffin as torture device – former prisoner (VIDEO) A Palestinian man has told RT that Israeli forces locked him in a coffin-like box for over two weeks after he refused to become an informant, amid mounting allegations of abuse in Israeli detention…

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Coverage spectrum

Coverage gap: Low Left coverage
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Center83%
Right17%

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What happened

IDF used coffin as torture device – former prisoner (VIDEO) A Palestinian man has told RT that Israeli forces locked him in a coffin-like box for over two weeks after he refused to become an informant, amid mounting allegations of abuse in Israeli detention…

Why it matters

Iman Nabhan said he was held in “an iron container with a wooden box inside it,” where his hands and feet were tied.

Common ground

He claimed that during his detention, Israeli personnel fed him through a hole and let him out for just one minute whenever he needed to use the toilet.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.rt.com/news/640627-idf-palestinian-coffin-torture/

fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Ben-Gvir... championing legislation mandating hanging for those accused of terrorism”
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Claim 2: “Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir personally posted footage of the detained flotilla activists kneeling with their hands tied after Israel intercepted the aid convoy.”
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The provided web search results for this claim are generic definitions of the word 'query' and do not contain any information regarding Itamar Ben-Gvir or the flotilla.
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web search NEUTRAL — In general, a query is a form of questioning, in a line of inquiry. Query may also refer to:
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 15, 2025 · Learn what a query is, how it works in databases and search engines, plus query types and languages like SQL with clear, simple examples.
https://www.hostinger.com/tutorials/what-is-a-query
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · The meaning of QUERY is question, inquiry. How to use query in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Query.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/query
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Claim 3: “I stayed inside that coffin for 15 days.”
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Both RT World News and Alex Jones Live specifically mention the duration of 15 days inside the coffin-like box.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza war has sparked protests, demonstrations, and vigils around the world. These protests focused on a variety of issues related to the conflict, including demands for a ceasefire, an end to the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war_protests
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ismail Haniyeh (Arabic: إسماعيل هنية, romanized: Ismāʿīl Haniyyah, ; 29 January 1962 – 31 July 2024) was a Palestinian politician who served as third chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau from May 20…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ismail_Haniyeh
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The killing of journalists in the Gaza war, overwhelmingly Palestinians killed by Israel, along with other acts of violence against journalists, marks the deadliest period for journalists in the Israe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_journalists_killed_in_…
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Claim 4: “In November, he claimed that “there is no such thing as ‘Palestinian people’.””
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Claim 5: “Australian members of the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla accused Israeli forces of rape, sexual assault, beatings, humiliation, and torture after they were detained and deported.”
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Multiple independent sources, including Wikipedia and news reports, confirm that activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla (including Australians) alleged rape, sexual assault, beatings, and torture.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF; Arabic: أسطول الصمود العالمي, romanized: Usṭūl aṣ-Ṣumūd al-ʿĀlamī), sometimes referred to as the Global Freedom Flotilla (أسطول الحرية العالمي, Usṭūl al-Ḥurriyya al-ʿĀl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Global_Sumud_Flotilla
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gaza Freedom Flotilla vessels and convoys have attempted to break the blockade of Gaza since 2010. The first flotilla with six ships was launched by what would then become the Freedom Flotilla Coaliti…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Freedom_Flotilla
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Global Sumud Flotilla consisted of 500 participants on more than 40 ships from more than 44 countries, making it the largest civilian-led convoy of its kind in history.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_participants_of_the_20…
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Claim 6: “In one video, he was seen waving an Israeli flag and taunting the detainees, telling them: “Welcome to Israel, we are the landlords.””
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The provided web search results are generic links to video platforms and do not contain evidence of the specific video or quote attributed to Ben-Gvir.
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web search NEUTRAL — Search millions of videos from across the web.
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web search NEUTRAL — Season 1・Private eye Ben Reilly is living easy and lazy...until mobsters, monsters, and a femme fatale drag him back to his former life as NY's only superhero. Living on a rundown shipwreck, Mr. Fish …
https://www.primevideo.com/collection/IncludedwithPrime
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web search NEUTRAL — Everything you need to make, manage, and share brilliant videos. Explore free online videos, films, shorts, documentaries, and more, all streaming in HD. Discover comedy, documentaries, animation, dra…
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Claim 7: “Israeli personnel fed him through a hole and let him out for just one minute whenever he needed to use the toilet.”
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The specific detail about being fed through a hole and allowed one minute for the toilet is mentioned in the context of the RT report, but not independently corroborated by another source.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2004 Israeli operation in the northern Gaza Strip took place when the Israel Defense Forces launched Operation "Days of Penitence" (Hebrew: מבצע ימי תשובה), otherwise known as Operation "Days of R…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Israeli_operation_in_the_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza war has sparked protests, demonstrations, and vigils around the world. These protests focused on a variety of issues related to the conflict, including demands for a ceasefire, an end to the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war_protests
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ismail Haniyeh (Arabic: إسماعيل هنية, romanized: Ismāʿīl Haniyyah, ; 29 January 1962 – 31 July 2024) was a Palestinian politician who served as third chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau from May 20…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ismail_Haniyeh
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Claim 8: “Israeli forces tried to pressure him into collaboration by offering money, foreign travel, and medical treatment opportunities for his mother”
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The specific offers of money, foreign travel, and medical treatment for his mother are reported by RT, but not independently corroborated by another source.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2004 Israeli operation in the northern Gaza Strip took place when the Israel Defense Forces launched Operation "Days of Penitence" (Hebrew: מבצע ימי תשובה), otherwise known as Operation "Days of R…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Israeli_operation_in_the_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza war has sparked protests, demonstrations, and vigils around the world. These protests focused on a variety of issues related to the conflict, including demands for a ceasefire, an end to the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war_protests
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The killing of journalists in the Gaza war, overwhelmingly Palestinians killed by Israel, along with other acts of violence against journalists, marks the deadliest period for journalists in the Israe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_journalists_killed_in_…
+ 3 more evidence sources
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Claim 9: “Iman Nabhan said he was held in “an iron container with a wooden box inside it,” where his hands and feet were tied.”
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While the general incident of the 'coffin' is reported, the specific detail about the 'iron container with a wooden box inside' and tied hands is not explicitly corroborated by a second independent source in the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 27, 2026 ... More than 9,600 Palestinians are currently held in Israeli prisons, including 90 women and 350 children, according to official Palestinian ...
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 30, 2025 ... Hussam Abu Safyia is living hell inside Israeli prisons. This was the eyewitness and the testimony of two freed Palestinian hostages. This says ...
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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 22, 2025 ... Add to that electric shocks, starvation tactics, blasted music, and psychological warfare — all carried out inside Israeli prisons operating ...
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Claim 10: “A Palestinian man has told RT that Israeli forces locked him in a coffin-like box for over two weeks after he refused to become an informant”
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The claim that a Palestinian man told RT he was locked in a coffin-like box for refusing to be an informant is reported by both RT World News and Alex Jones Live.
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web search NEUTRAL — Since her debut in 1975, she rose to the pinnacle of global fashion, establishing herself as one of the world’s most iconic models. She was married to athlete Spencer Haywood from 1977 to 1987 and mus…
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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 23, 2025 · Supermodel Iman was the belle of the ball at the American Ballet Theatre Fall Gala on Wednesday night, as she walked the red carpet in a rare public appearance.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 25, 2025 · Iman celebrated her 70th birthday on July 25 with posts on Instagram. The model revealed that she plans on "aging gratefully" as she enters the new decade of her life. See her posts her…
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Claim 11: “claiming that detainees should receive “the minimum of the minimum” in food.”
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