A group of 60 Palestinians released from Israeli custody has arrived at the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
Dozens of family members gathered outside the hospital facility as the former detainees arrived, several in wheelchairs and others showing clear signs of physical injury and exhaustion.
Medical personnel immediately initiated health assessments for the group upon arrival.
The group represents the largest release of Gaza detainees since the initial prisoner exchange conducted under phase one of the ceasefire agreement in October, during which Israel released approximately 1,700 Palestinians.
Amani Al-Naoq, spokeswoman for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), stated that ICRC teams facilitated the transfer of the 60 individuals from the Karem Abu Salem crossing to the hospital, bringing the total number of released detainees assisted by the organisation since 2023 to more than 2,500.
According to a report by Israeli daily Haaretz, the Israeli military released the 60 Palestinians after “completing interrogations and determining they were no longer classified as security suspects.”
The report noted that the detainees had been held at Ofer Prison and the Sde Teiman military prison.
Israeli rights group HaMoked reports that Israel currently holds approximately 1,300 Palestinians from Gaza under the classification of “unlawful combatants.”
The Al Mezan Center for Human Rights noted that a 2002 Knesset law permits authorities to hold individuals without formal charges or judicial proceedings, extending detentions based on undisclosed “security grounds.”
