Gaza: The Israeli army released some 80 Palestinian detainees from the Gaza Strip on Thursday morning, local sources said. The detainees were set free at the Israeli-controlled Kissufim crossing in eastern Khan Younis in southern Gaza, the sources added.

According to Anadolu Agency, a medical source reported that at least 10 of the freed prisoners were in poor health condition and were hospitalized at the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the central city of Deir al-Balah. One of the freed detainees is in critical condition and unable to move, with his body showing clear signs of torture. There was no immediate comment from Israel or the Palestinian group Hamas regarding the releases.

Hundreds of Gazan detainees were previously released from Israeli detention under a January ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement between Israel and Hamas. Although there are no exact figures about the number of Gazans held by Israel, estimates suggest that their numbers are in the thousands.

The Israeli army renewed a deadly assault on Gaza on March 18, resulting in nearly 1,500 deaths, 3,700 injuries, and a shattered ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement that had been in effect since January. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed last week to escalate attacks on Gaza amid efforts to implement US President Donald Trump's plan to displace Palestinians from the enclave.

Since October 2023, more than 50,800 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza due to a brutal Israeli onslaught, with most of the victims being women and children. The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants last November for Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.