GAZA CITY, Palestine / ISTANBUL

Ten Palestinian detainees from the Gaza Strip were set free by the Israeli army on Monday after months of detention, the Hamas-run Prisoners’ Information Office said.

🚨 A group of Palestinians was taken to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital for medical checkups after being released by the Israeli soldiers in Deir al-Balah, Gaza

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In a statement, the office said the detainees were released at the Kerem Shalom crossing in southern Gaza, without specifying their health condition.

The freed detainees were transported by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the central city of Deir al-Balah for medical examinations, the office said.

Palestinian prisoners earlier released by the Israeli army showed signs of abuse, malnutrition, and severe injuries caused by torture during their detention.

On Oct. 13, Israel released nearly 2,000 prisoners, including 1,700 from Gaza, under a Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement signed between Hamas and Israel. Most of those released at the time arrived in poor health, with several recounting experiences of torture, starvation, and humiliation inside Israeli prisons.

More than 10,000 Palestinians, including women and children, remain imprisoned in Israel, where they endure torture, starvation, and medical neglect, conditions that have led to the deaths of numerous detainees, according to Palestinian and Israeli human rights organizations.

Israel has killed nearly 70,700 people, mostly women and children, and injured over 170,000 others in attacks in Gaza since October 2023.