The UN denounced on Wednesday reports of “unacceptable” abuse and even torture of Palestinian detainees, in particular since Hamas’s 7 October attack on Israel and Israel’s war on Gaza, demanding an investigation. The United Nations has long raised concerns about conditions for Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons, but warned that the situation appeared to have worsened since the war began. Asked about a recent case where Israel’s military acknowledged its troops had tied a wounded Palestinian to a military vehicle during a raid in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, UN rights chief Volk…