Israel releases 10 Palestinians from Gaza after months of unlawful detention

Israel released ten Palestinians from the Gaza Strip under a ceasefire deal on Wednesday, after months of unlawful detention, Anadolu reports. The freed captives were transported by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the central city of Deir al-Balah for medical examinations. Palestinians previously released from Israeli detention have shown signs of abuse, severe malnutrition and injuries consistent with torture, according to medical staff and human rights organizations. The releases are part of sporadic Israeli actions involving Palestinians detained from Gaza who were held for months in Israeli prisons in the absence of minimum humanitarian standards, according to documented testimonies from former detainees and rights organizations. READ: Press association condemns Israel for maintaining […]