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Blind Gaza Man Returns After Torture in Detention

10/26/2025

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Returning to Gaza after nine months in Israeli detention, Mahmoud Abu Foul is blind from alleged torture.
He lost his left leg in a 2015 airstrike.
He was detained while receiving treatment at a hospital, where his mother found him at Nasser Hospital.
He described severe beatings and humiliation during imprisonment.
The World Health Organization coordinates medical evacuations, but Israel's restrictions hinder the effort and leave many in need.

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Ayman Qadourah returned to his destroyed neighborhood in Khan Younis, Gaza, and discovered an unexploded Israeli armored vehicle among the rubble.
Since the ceasefire on October 10, 2023, over 435,000 people have returned to hazardous areas, with the UN reporting 328 casualties from unexploded ordnance.
Qadourah's family endures dire conditions, with children suffering from skin infections due to clothing found in the debris, while humanitarian aid faces delivery restrictions from Israel.

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Story summary

Returning to Gaza after nine months in Israeli detention, Mahmoud Abu Foul is blind from alleged torture.
He lost his left leg in a 2015 airstrike.
He was detained while receiving treatment at a hospital, where his mother found him at Nasser Hospital.
He described severe beatings and humiliation during imprisonment.
The World Health Organization coordinates medical evacuations, but Israel's restrictions hinder the effort and leave many in need.

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