Amnesty demands release of all captives held by Israel and Hamas

Amnesty International has called for the immediate release of all “civilian hostages and Palestinians arbitrarily detained”, following Hamas’s handover of four captives’ bodies on Thursday.

The organisation described the act as a “heartbreaking reminder” of the urgent need to free those unjustly held.

“Hostage-taking is a war crime. Civilians must never be abducted. All captives and detainees must be treated humanely and with dignity,” Amnesty stated in a social media post.