What was Israeli prison like?
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Israeli prison is described as brutal, with reports of severe abuse, deprivation, lack of food, and cancellation of family visits. Prisoners experience significant weight loss, and rights groups label the treatment as torture. There are accounts of fainting, collapse, and death due to starvation and lack of medical care.
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Released Palestinian prisoner recounts abuse in Israeli jails
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- Alaa Rimawi, a Palestinian journalist, was released after nearly two years in Israeli administrative detention. 14s
- Rimawi reported severe weight loss and alleged unprecedented abuse and deprivation in prison. 23s
- Rights groups and Palestinians claim that conditions in Israeli prisons have worsened since the war, with at least 78 Palestinian deaths in custody reported. 54s
- Families of long-term prisoners, such as the Roum family, await possible reunification through prisoner swaps. 1m 47s
- Over 11,000 Palestinians remain in Israeli prisons, with families expressing fear and uncertainty about their release. 2m 48s
