Several admitted to hospitals, ill-treatment inside Israeli jails. Israeli military has denied the allegations
back into the enclave on Monday and many have alleged they were abused during their time in captivity, Palestinian border officials said.
Many of those freed said they had been questioned over whether they had connections to the militant group Hamas, which controls Gaza. A resident of Abassan town east of Khan Younis, Abu Salah told Reuters he was arrested by Israel forces at the end of February from a school where he and his family had taken refuge.
The Israeli military said in a statement to Reuters it acts according to Israeli and international law and those it arrests get access to food, water, medication and proper clothing. “Detainees originating from occupied territories are considered protected persons under the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949,” it said. “The ICRC must be notified of all protected persons deprived of liberty and ensure that ICRC delegates have access to them wherever they are held, including in interrogation centres, prisons, hospitals or military camps.”
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