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We were beaten and humiliated, Ahmed said, noting he lost more than 60 pounds in 10 months.
Israel's prison service has defended its treatment of Palestinians, although human rights groups in Israel and abroad have documented serious mistreatment.
Around 200 Palestinian prisoners were also released, many who had been serving sentences for serious crimes against Israelis and exiled to other countries.
The Palestinians returned to Gaza were part of thousands seized by Israeli forces and imprisoned without charges during the war.
In the city of Han Yunis, loved ones cheered at their release.
Islam Ahmed, a journalist from northern Gaza who was detained by the Israeli military late last year, spoke with NPR's Anas Baba.
We were beaten and humiliated, Ahmed said, noting he lost more than 60 pounds in 10 months.
Israel's prison service has defended its treatment of Palestinians, although human rights groups in Israel and abroad have documented serious mistreatment.
Around 200 Palestinian prisoners were also released, many who had been serving sentences for serious crimes against Israelis and exiled to other countries.
A few dozen of the 200 total Texas National Guard troops are guarding that ICE facility.
official not authorized to speak publicly.
The official says Guard members may also go on missions with immigration officials for protection, although the troops do not have the power to arrest.
None of the Illinois National Guard has mobilized yet, although 300 have been federalized by Trump against the wishes of Illinois Governor J.B.
The troop activity comes as federal courtrooms in both Illinois and Oregon heard arguments from state lawyers saying that protests in both places did not justify Trump's deployments.
Both cases have serious implications for the use of the military on U.S.