Following his release from Israeli detention, the director of al-Shifa Hospital Muhammad Abu Salmiya has confirmed that Palestinian prisoners are going through tragic conditions due to the lack of food, drink and torture, Al Jazeera reports.

He said hundreds of medical personnel have been targeted by Israeli forces and that a number of prisoners were killed under torture. He stressed that Palestinians in Gaza will rebuild the strip including the al-Shifa Hospital.

Palestinian sources confirmed that Abu Salmiya was subjected to brutal torture during his detention in Israeli-run prisons.

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