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Some Israeli hostages have attempted suicide, Islamic Jihad armed wing says

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement’s armed wing, Al Quds Brigades, has said some Israeli hostages have attempted suicide after it started treating them the same way Israel treated Palestinian prisoners.

“Some enemy prisoners have attempted suicide as a result of the extreme frustration they are feeling due to their government’s neglect of their cause,” Al Quds Brigades spokesperson Abu Hamza said in a post on Telegram.

“We will keep treating Israeli hostages the same way Israel treats our prisoners,” he added.

The Palestinian group did not specify what measures it had taken against Israeli hostages.

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