Released Palestinians report severe malnutrition and physical abuse in Israeli prisons.
Four Palestinians released as part of a ceasefire deal are in critical condition and have been hospitalized in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent.
Israel released 369 Palestinians on Saturday in exchange for three captives in Gaza.
While the Israeli captives have generally appeared in good condition throughout the ceasefire exchange since last month, many Palestinians seemed to have lost an enormous amount of weight. At the same time, in custody, some were seen struggling to walk due to their poor physical condition and physical torture.
Some have described the horrors they faced while in Israeli jails, where most of them were imprisoned without any charges.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Media Office said that the condition in which the prisoners were released shows the “extent of the crimes and violations inside the prisons”.
One released Palestinian, Amir Abu Radah, told Al Jazeera that he spent 18 months in Israel’s Nafha desert prison, where authorities cut water and electricity.
“Our condition in prison was extremely difficult, and no one could bear it. For a year and a half, we have not had any means of communication, and we were isolated from the world,” he said.
