Gaza city: Eleven Palestinian detainees from the Gaza Strip were set free by the Israeli army on Wednesday after months of detention, the Hamas-run Prisoners' Information Office said. In a statement, the office mentioned that the detainees were released at the Kerem Shalom crossing in southern Gaza, without specifying their health condition.

According to Anadolu Agency, the freed detainees were transported by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the central city of Deir al-Balah for medical examinations. The condition of the released individuals remains unclear, though previous detainees have shown signs of abuse, malnutrition, and severe injuries caused by torture during their detention.

On October 13, Israel released nearly 2,000 prisoners, including 1,700 from Gaza, under a Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement signed between Hamas and Israel. Most of those released at the time arrived in poor health, with several recounting experiences of torture, starvation, and humiliation inside Israeli prisons.

More than 10,000 Palestinians, including women and children, remain imprisoned in Israel, where they endure torture, starvation, and medical neglect. These conditions have led to the deaths of numerous detainees, as noted by Palestinian and Israeli human rights organizations. Meanwhile, ongoing attacks in Gaza since October 2023 have resulted in the deaths of nearly 70,700 people, mostly women and children, and injured over 170,000 others.