More on the health situation of freed Palestinian prisoners

The Palestinian Prisoners’ Media Office (Asra) reported that 456 released prisoners, including 15 medical staff, arrived at the hospital this morning, with most suffering from skin diseases, according to Al Jazeera.

The prisoners were in a state of extreme emaciation, and many were unable to walk due to severe beatings and torture, said Saleh al-Hams, head of the nursing department at the European Hospital in Khan Younis.

One of the prisoners was kept overnight for treatment of lung fibrosis, while all the released prisoners received medication for scabies. The majority had suffered severe chest beatings, resulting in fractured ribs, al-Hams added.

One former prisoner arrived with an amputated hand, and another with an amputated foot due to untreated diabetes.