Gaza Genocide20 July, 20262 min read
X Suspends UKinJerusalem Account After Joint Statement Criticizes Palestinian Detention Abuses
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X suspended the UK Consulate General in Jerusalem's X account after criticizing Palestinian detainee abuses. Account briefly suspended and reinstated the next day, resuming by Monday afternoon.
Account suspended after detainees post
The UK Consulate General in Jerusalem’s official X account, “UKinJerusalem,” was suspended after it shared a joint statement criticizing human rights violations against Palestinians held in Israeli detention centers and prisons. The statement highlighted that Palestinians held in Israeli prisons were subjected to “administrative detention” without formal charges or trial, and it said Palestinians faced serious and systematic violations including inadequate food, denial of medical care, and restrictions on or the complete prevention of family visits.
Middle East Eye reported that the @UKinJerusalem account was down until Monday afternoon, showing the text “Account suspend” and “X suspends accounts which violate the X Rules,” before it was reinstated. The consulate’s account was described as briefly suspended on Sunday evening, with Middle East Eye saying it was not immediately clear why the account had been suspended or which rules were violated.
Quotes, health concerns, and strike
The consulate’s thread on X, jointly with several other diplomatic missions, said “Over 9,000 Palestinians are detained in Israeli prisons, including thousands held without charge or trial,” and it described prison conditions as “severe and life-threatening” with inadequate food and denial of medical care. Middle East Eye quoted the consulate calling for detainees to be granted access to legal assistance and fair trial guarantees, and it said the consulate was “deeply concerned by reports regarding the deterioration of Dr Abu Safiyah’s health.”
Al Jazeera Net said X suspended the British Consulate’s account a few hours after it published tweets criticizing the deterioration of conditions of Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons, which human rights organizations accuse of torturing and violating detainees’ rights. Al Jazeera Net also reported that the consulate had not issued any response regarding the suspension of its account while the account displayed the label “Account suspended” from Sunday evening until Monday.
ICRC access and legal fight
The joint diplomatic statement urged that the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) be allowed to resume prison visits, and it called on Israel to grant detainees access to legal representation and fair trial guarantees. The deep dive reported that on June 3 Israel’s Supreme Court unanimously overturned a blanket prohibition on ICRC visits to Palestinian security detainees in prison-service and military facilities, finding the policy lacked a sufficient legal basis and ordering it canceled.
The deep dive said the diplomatic missions welcomed the judgment but urged “full implementation,” while noting the thread did not specify which facilities, if any, had resumed individual ICRC visits by July 19. It also tied the detainee focus to Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, stating he was detained since December 27, 2024, without a criminal charge, and it described how his lawyer, Nasser Odeh, and Physicians for Human Rights Israel said he appeared extremely weak during a July 2 visit.