PIJ Official: 'We Will Keep Treating Hostages Same Way Israel Treats Our Prisoners'

By JPost
Posted on 07/03/24 | News Source: JPost

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement's armed wing, Al Quds Brigades, said on Wednesday some Israeli hostages had attempted suicide after it started treating them the same way Israel treated Palestinian prisoners.

"Some enemy prisoners have attempted suicide as a result of the extreme frustration they are feeling due to their government's neglect of their cause," Al Quds Brigades spokesperson Abu Hamza said in a post on Telegram.

"We will keep treating Israeli hostages the same way Israel treats our prisoners," he added.

The Palestinian terrorist group did not specify what measures it had taken against Israeli hostages.

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