(Jerusalem Post)Khaled Abu Toameh - Hundreds of Palestinians gathered outside the Egyptian embassy in Gaza City Saturday, calling on Egypt to release Palestinian prisoners held in Egypt. They accused Egyptian authorities of detaining dozens of Palestinians who went to Egypt for medical treatment over the past three years. One source put the number of Palestinians held in Egyptian jails at "more than 100." Some of the protesters claimed their sons had been brutally tortured by the Egyptian security forces.
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