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Israeli court orders release of detained Gaza doctor who was tortured

Mahmoud Abu Shahada, the chief of orthopaedics at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, has been released following an appeal to Israel's Supreme Court, his lawyer Khaled Zabarqa confirmed to Al Jazeera Arabic.

Abu Shahada endured torture and brutal treatment during his detention by Israeli forces, who arrested him during a raid on the hospital. Despite clear evidence that he had no involvement in combat activities, he remained in custody since his arrest on 17 February last year, according to the Institute for Palestine Studies, which monitors the targeting of medical personnel in Gaza.

A video shared by the Palestinian Information Center shows Abu Shahada's emotional reunion with his mother after his release.