A new report by the Israeli Health Ministry details the horrific treatment of hostages held by Hamas militants in Gaza, including torture, sexual abuse, starvation, and medical neglect. The report, based on interviews with medical and welfare teams, will be submitted to the United Nations and paints a grim picture of the hostages' suffering.
Hostages who were abducted by Hamas gunmen during the October 7 attack on Israel are handed over by Hamas militants to the International Red Cross, as part of a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel amid a temporary truce, in an unknown location in the Gaza Strip, November 30, 2023.
The hostages include more than 30 children and teenagers, a few of whom were found to have been bound, beaten or branded with a heated object, according to the report addressed to the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and published late on Saturday. The report did not identify any of the hostages by name or age, to protect their privacy, but some of the descriptions matched those provided by hostages and staff that treated them in interviews with Reuters and other media and a UN report.
A fresh bid to secure a Gaza ceasefire including a hostage deal has gained momentum in recent weeks, although no breakthrough has been reported as yet.
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