On Wednesday, Israel released 9 Palestinians from the Gaza Strip after they were arrested during the genocide war and subjected to torture in its prisons. Witnesses said that the nine Palestinians arrived at Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis city in the southern Gaza Strip via the International Committee of the Red Cross.
The Ministry of Prisoners and Released Prisoners in Gaza said in a brief statement: ‘Nine prisoners released by Israeli forces from its prisons arrived through the Kerem Abu Salem crossing, via the International Committee of the Red Cross, to Nasser Medical Complex.’
The ministry explained that the released prisoners are geographically distributed as follows: 5 from Gaza City, 1 from Jabalia in the north of the Strip, 1 from Deir al-Balah in the center, and 2 from the south, one from Khan Yunis and the other from Rafah.
According to testimonies from the released prisoners, they were subjected to torture in Israeli prisons, along with harsh detention conditions.
About 9,350 Palestinian prisoners are being held in Israeli prisons, including 350 children and 90 female prisoners, according to Palestinian and Israeli human rights organizations, which say that prisoners are subjected to torture, starvation, and medical neglect, leading to the death of dozens of them. Israeli prisons also hold 1,419 detainees classified by Israel as…
