"October: Palestinian fighters carry out an attack on communities across southern Israel, killing about 1,200 people, most of them civilians, and taking 251 Israeli and foreign captives, according to Israeli figures. In the following weeks, Hamas releases two Israeli-American captives and two elderly captives, and Israeli forces recover an Israeli soldier taken captive during the attack."
"The return of the captives held in Gaza became an issue of particular resonance in Israel during the two-year Israel-Palestine war, causing a schism between protesters who pushed for a negotiated deal to secure their release and hardliners in the government who prioritised pushing forward with the destruction of Gaza. Palestinians detained by Israel have been held in prisons and detention facilities where rights groups have reported that torture, sexual assault, and other severe abuses are systematic and widespread."
Hundreds of people were taken captive during the October 7, 2023 attacks and subsequent detentions of Palestinians by Israeli forces. Israeli authorities reported no remaining captives in Gaza after receiving the remains of police officer Ran Gvili, fulfilling a ceasefire condition. A major prisoner exchange in November released dozens of Israeli and foreign captives and allowed limited humanitarian aid into Gaza. The captive issue divided Israeli public opinion between those demanding negotiated returns and government hardliners focused on Gaza’s destruction. Rights groups report widespread torture, sexual assault, and severe abuses in Israeli detention facilities holding Palestinians.
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