US officials held meetings at Sde Teiman prison where Palestinians were tortured by Israel: Report

Officials from the US Agency for International Development (USAid) have been attending daily meetings to discuss humanitarian aid to Gaza at an Israeli military base where Israeli guards have allegedly tortured Palestinian detainees, according to a report on Monday by The Guardian.

Citing three USAid officials, The Guardian reported that Israel's humanitarian relief hub, known as the joint coordination board (JCB), has been operating out of Sde Teiman since 29 July, and coordinates its logistics with the US, United Nations and "a number of international NGOs".

An internal USAid document reviewed by the newspaper referred to “the present JCB location on Sde Teiman IDF base”, which is located near Beersheba in southern Israel.

Sources told The Guardian that two USAid officials hold daily meetings with Israeli and UN officials at Sde Teiman.

In a request for comment, USAid told Middle East Eye: "Due to security considerations, we do not comment on the specific locations of our staff."

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