Health officials say that three hostages, Or Levy, Ohad Ben Ami and Eli Sharabi, released from Gaza after 491 days of captivity, suffer from severe physical and mental deterioration, including malnutrition, decreased muscle mass, heart disorders, and prolonged infection, according to the Ynet news site.
The officials say some injuries after prolonged exposure to harsh conditions are not immediately visible.
Levy and Sharabi are being treated at Sheba Medical Center, and Ben Ami is at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center.
Sheba Medical Center director Yael Nir-Frankel says the consequences of “491 long days in captivity are evident on the two returnees.”
“To hold people in captivity for so long means a deterioration of their condition,” she says.
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