Israel accused of negligence after photo of released Palestinian prisoner goes viral

Images of a gaunt young Palestinian man unable to stand after leaving Israeli detention have once again ignited debate over Israel's treatment of Palestinian detainees.

On Wednesday, Israeli authorities released Farouq al-Khatib, a 30-year-old Palestinian man who was arrested in August under what his family say were spurious charges.

His family told Middle East Eye that Khatib's health had seriously deteriorated while he was held in Israeli administrative detention for four months, where he lost around 25kg in weight and now weighs just 35kg, or 5.5 stone.

Images of Farouq before and after his incarceration have since gone viral on social media.

According to his brother, Hossam al-Khatib, Farouq was diagnosed with stage five stomach cancer shortly before his release from prison and is now receiving end-of-life care at a hospital in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank.

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