The happiness and relief felt by Palestinians following the release of 90 prisoners from Israeli detention as part of the ceasefire deal to end fighting in Gaza has been tempered by concerns about the conditions they were kept in.
Palestinian prisoners were seen exhausted, malnourished and in some cases were left unrecognisable compared to their former selves before going into Israeli prisons.
Israeli authorities in the occupied West Bank released 90 prisoners, including women and children, in the first batch of releases following the ceasefire agreement.
Khalida Jarrar, a key figure in the leftist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), left prison with her hair turned white after months of solitary confinement.
The 61-year-old, an MP, feminist and prisoners’ rights advocate, had been held in administrative detention – a policy that allows Israeli authorities to hold individuals without charge or trial – since 26 December 2023. ….more
