Israeli captive Ohad Ben Ami released by Hamas in a hostage-prisoner exchange yesterday has returned from Gaza in a “severe nutritional state”, the hospital where he is receiving treatment said, according to AFP.

“In the initial medical assessment conducted, it is evident that Ohad returned in a severe nutritional state and had lost a significant amount of his body weight,” Gil Fire, deputy director at Ichilov Medical Center in Tel Aviv said, adding Ben Ami had shown he was “resilient in spirit”.