Torture

The released hostages added that Alexander, a soldier who was kidnapped in IDF uniform, was treated much more harshly by his captors than civilian hostages.

UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Dr. Alice Jill Edwards, will present the report at a special event in Geneva, Switzerland.

The hostages were held in extremely unhealthy environments full of lice, bedbugs, mold and mildew.

Freed Israeli hostage Ofer Kalderon faced physical and mental abuse in Hamas captivity, including beatings, isolation, and restrictions on basic needs, his relatives revealed.

'Their game is to give you hope and then use your hope to break you,' Sala said, adding, 'I am not going back to Iran, at least as long as there is the Islamic Republic.'

PCATI's criticism suggested that shutting down IDF detention facilities may have been temporary and they may have returned to heavy use once the military started a new campaign in Gaza in October.

Andy Asselin was charged with aggravated kidnapping, a charge he denied in court.

Every day that world leaders and humanitarian organizations remain silent, they betray the victims and enable the perpetrators to continue their atrocities. Silence is complicity.

The report documented widespread abuse of returned hostages, including sexual abuse, beatings, starvation, and isolation.

Iranian authorities received a confession by torturing Mohammad-Amin Mahdavi Shayesteh, and he was quickly convicted, the NGO said. 

The videos were discovered by security forces and show Hamas prison guards torturing prisoners and detaining them in harsh conditions.