Guard moderately injured after Hamas prisoner pours boiling water on him

A guard at the Eshel Prison in southern Israel is in moderate condition after a Hamas-affiliated security prisoner poured boiling water on him, the Ynet news site reports.

The guard has been evacuated to Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba with burns throughout his entire body.

The Israel Prisons Service says the security prisoner involved is serving 30 years for attempted murder.

The incident is currently under investigation.

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