The Israeli occupation authorities today, Monday, released eight Palestinian prisoners from the Gaza Strip, after a period of detention in the notorious 'Sde Teiman' detention center. The released prisoners arrived at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, in the central part of the Strip, where they were transferred by International Committee of the Red Cross teams through the 'Kissufim' military checkpoint east of the central governorate.
The released prisoners showed clear signs of severe emaciation and extreme thinness, in addition to traces of wounds and bruises resulting from torture. Medical sources reported that the health condition of the released prisoners requires intensive care due to severe malnutrition and deliberate medical neglect they were subjected to during their detention.
This step comes amid increasing human rights reports documenting grave violations inside Israeli detention camps, where detainees are deprived of the most basic human rights. Testimonies from survivors confirm that the occupation practices a systematic policy of starvation by providing very meager meals lacking essential nutrients, which puts the lives of prisoners in constant danger.
In a moving testimony, the released prisoner Khaled Sweilem expressed his shock at the harsh conditions he and his comrades experienced inside the 'Sde Teiman' detention center. Sweilem showed clear signs of distress as he wished for the swift release of thousands of prisoners who are still facing slow death behind bars, emphasizing that what is happening inside is beyond description.
Field data indicates that the occupation continues to detain thousands of Palestinians from Gaza since the beginning of the aggression, placing them in detention centers that lack international standards. Local sources report that the limited releases that occur from time to time reveal the extent of the crimes committed against civilians who are abducted from displacement centers and residential areas.
According to official statistics, more than 9,300 Palestinian prisoners are still held in occupation prisons, including 66 women and 350 children living in tragic conditions. Concerns for the lives of these prisoners are increasing amid the continuation of policies of abuse and deprivation of treatment, which in previous cases led to the martyrdom of a number of detainees as a result of torture.
It is worth noting that this release comes as a continuation of previous understandings that took place last October, but the pace of new arrests far exceeds the number of those released. Human rights organizations demand the necessity of opening an international investigation into the violations taking place inside the 'Sde Teiman' detention center and other prisons that have turned into centers for systematic torture against Palestinians.
I wish freedom for all prisoners held in Israeli prisons who are suffering greatly.
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Emaciated bodies and signs of torture.. The occupation releases 8 prisoners from Gaza via the Kissufim crossing