Asaad Al-Nsasrah, a paramedic with the Red Crescent whose colleagues were killed by Israeli army in southern Gaza, arrives at al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza. AP
The Among the Palestinians released Tuesday is Asaad al-Nasasra, a medic who has been held prisoner since Israeli soldiers killed 15 of his colleagues last month and buried them in a mass grave in southern Gaza.
Prisoners released have said they were ordered by Israel not to speak to the media and fear for their safety.
They arrived at Aqsa Hospital in a Red Cross vehicle on Tuesday, where they were examined by doctors.
Some of them said they had been held for around five or six months.
Mohammad al-Sharif who was detained from Rafah said it felt like he had been given a “new date of birth” because he can finally see his family again.
“While I was in captivity, I thought that I would not find any of my family members and relatives” if he returned to Gaza, he said.
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