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The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) published a report on Tuesday saying it had documented the release of 1,506 Palestinian detainees via the Karam Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing on 4 April, many of whom had suffered torture, ill-treatment, and sexual violence. UNRWA staff members were among the released detainees, and the report said they were forced to confess to actions they were innocent of. UNRWA said that the released detainees had described being transported in trucks to “military barracks” in southern Israel and were completely cut off from th…

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