More than two dozen Palestinian healthcare workers held hostage in Israel’s torture camps were supposed to be released on Monday, October 13, according to Healthcare Workers Watch-Palestine (HWW), an organization that tracks Israel’s attacks on Palestine’s healthcare system.

“While not all releases are confirmed yet, the list includes 24 nurses, 7 doctors, and 2 paramedics,” the group said in a press release issued on Monday.

“While their release is warmly welcomed, there are at least 115 more Gazan healthcare workers who are still being held in Israeli detention,” HWW continued. “These include at least 20 doctors, of whom 15 are irreplaceable senior specialists.”

Of the 55 healthcare workers listed for release, Israeli soldiers abducted 44 from the hospitals where they were working;

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