Children in Gaza show signs of malnutrition and abuse after detention in Israel

Palestinian children released from Israeli prison have shown signs of malnutrition, according to testimony from former detainees.

The Israeli army on Thursday released 10 teenage boys after detaining them for nearly a month. They had been captured at al-Shakoush aid distribution area in northwest Rafah.

A reporter for Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency, who saw the teens after the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) transferred them to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, said they bore signs of severe physical abuse and exhaustion.

Karam Hamdi Hussein, one of those taken, said they were subjected to regular beatings and mistreatment while they were detained.

“We spent an entire month under constant beatings and daily humiliation,” he said.

He added that a group of children was being held in Israel's notorious Sde Teiman prison, which has gained notoriety for its abuse of detainees.

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