Hamas says Palestinian prisoners receiving treatment for abuse

Hamas said in a statement that the Palestinian prisoners released by Israel on Saturday are now receiving treatment at hospitals due to “the abuse and torture they were subjected to” in Israeli prisons.

The group said that this “confirms the ugliness of what the prisoners are subjected to in the jails” of Israel.

“These horrific and ongoing violations against our heroic prisoners constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity,” it added, calling on the international community, United Nations and NGOs to hold Israel accountable.