Palestinian prisoner Abu Shanab says Israeli authorities abused detainees until final moments before release

Palestinian prisoner Kamal Abu Shanab said on Monday that Israeli authorities continued to mistreat detainees until the very moment of their release, describing widespread abuse and inhumane conditions inside Israeli prisons. Abu Shanab, 58, was released Monday as part of the first phase of a ceasefire agreement that began last Friday, reportedly under a plan brokered with US involvement. Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Abu Shanab, a resident of Tulkarm in the northern occupied West Bank, said, “The situation in prisons is very difficult — torture, oppression, humiliation, and fear. Everything bad is happening to Palestinian prisoners. The situation is indescribable.” He showed marks on his wrists and ankles, saying the Israeli Prison Service kept detainees scheduled for release “handcuffed and […]