Cruelty becoming enemy of peace in Gaza, UN torture expert warns after hostage videos emerge

NEW YORK CITY: The UN’s special rapporteur on torture, Alice Jill Edwards, on Friday reiterated her urgent call for the unconditional and immediate release of all hostages held by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, after disturbing videos showing severely emaciated captives emerged this week. “Cruelty is being used as psychological warfare, with devastating consequences for individuals, families, societies and for peace,” Edwards said from Geneva.

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