Rida Obeid, an 18-year-old Palestinian suffering from scabies, shows the affected parts of his body at his home in the village of al-Issawiya, a suburb of East Jerusalem, on January 31, 2025, a day after his release from an Israeli prison as part of the Gaza ceasefire and hostage-prisoner exchange deal between Israel and Hamas. According to data provided by Israeli Justice Department, Obeid turned 18 in November and had been detained in Israeli Custody since August 21, 2024 on charges including assaulting a police officer. [Hazem Bader/AFP]
Dozens of Palestinians released from Israeli jails show signs of torture and starvation, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society said following the latest batch that was released on Saturday.
As part of ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, 183 Palestinians were released from Israeli jails. They emerged wearing stained grey prison jumpsuits and exhibiting signs of years of detention.
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