London-based media outlet The New Arab has announced the release of one of its Palestinian journalists from Israeli custody, alleging he faced torture during more than a month in detention, AFP reports.
Diaa al-Kahlout, who was among dozens of Palestinians shown detained by Israeli troops and stripped to their underwear in north Gaza last month, had been released back into the Palestinian territory, the Qatari-owned outlet said.
In a report on its website, Kahlout told The New Arab he had faced “indescribably tough and difficult” conditions following his arrest.
The 37-year-old said he had been beaten and tortured.
“The moment I was detained, Israeli soldiers crowded round me […] before they gagged me with tape so I couldn’t speak,” Kahlout said.