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Former Palestinian prisoner learns cancer diagnosis false after release (2)

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GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE (NOV. 13, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL)

1. FORMER PALESTINIAN PRISONER IMAD AL-SERRAJ SPENDING TIME WITH HIS CHILDREN AFTER RELEASE (TWO SHOTS)

2. FORMER PALESTINIAN PRISONER IMAD AL-SERRAJ SPEAKING TO REPORTER (Arabic) GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE - NOV. 13: A Palestinian man released in a recent prisoner exchange said medical tests in Gaza showed he never had the cancer he was told he suffered from during his detention in Israel.

Imad al-Serraj, 46, returned to Gaza after 23 years in prison. He said he spent years believing he had prostate cancer. He received medication and chemotherapy at different stages of his detention. He said his treatment stopped for months in 2023 and later continued at reduced doses.

Al-Serraj said his condition raised doubts after his release. He visited Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis and underwent medical tests. Doctors told him he did not have cancer, he said.

He described physical difficulties he experienced during treatment and recounted cases he witnessed of other detainees who believed they had serious illnesses. He said many prisoners faced limited medical access and long delays for treatment.

Al-Serraj said several detainees he met received their diagnoses in advanced stages and died after years in custody.

According to the Gaza Government Media Office, Israel has committed 282 ceasefire violations, including 12 incursions into residential neighborhoods, 124 strikes, and 52 bombing operations targeting civilian buildings, resulting in the death of 242 Palestinians and over 620 others.

The Gaza ceasefire agreement took effect on Oct. 10, based on a 20-point plan by US President Donald Trump.

Phase one of the ceasefire deal includes the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. The plan also envisages the rebuilding of Gaza and the establishment of a new governing mechanism without Hamas.

The Israeli army has killed more than 69,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injured over 170,000 others, and left the Gaza Strip uninhabitable since October 2023, according to the Health Ministry.

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