An Israel-based human rights group has revealed that at least 98 Palestinians have died in Israeli custody since October 2023, with a parallel investigation indicating that most of the casualties were civilians.

Some of the nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees freed by Israel began arriving in Gaza and occupied West Bank.

A rights groups reports Gaza abductees face systemic abuse and torture in Israeli prisons.

Palestinian prisoners’ advocacy groups say at least 10,400 Palestinians are held in Israeli jails as of this month.

The figure includes 325 women, 670 children and 88 journalists.

The report was released by the Palestinian Prisoners Society, the Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association and the Palestinian Commission of Detainees’ and Ex-Detainees’ Affairs.

A rights organization says Israel has committed terrible crimes against Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails since October 7 last year.