Four freed Palestinian prisoners transferred to hospital

Four of the released Palestinian prisoners who arrived in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, have been immediately transferred to a hospital due to the severity of their health conditions, the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) reported.

Prisoners previously released from Israeli jails have shown signs of severe torture, disease and starvation.

According to the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS), some of the freed Palestinian prisoners are in extremely poor health.

One former detainee, Mansour Mouqada, was paralysed from the waist down due to injuries sustained during his 2002 arrest. PPS reported that during his imprisonment, he underwent surgery to receive a plastic stomach implant, with parts of his intestines hanging outside his body. He now suffers from chronic pain all over his body.

Another detainee, Iyad Haribat, developed a number of medical conditions, including tremors, temporary memory loss and an inability to stand on his feet following three months of violent interrogation by Israeli forces after his arrest in 2002.