Prisoners & Detainees
Captive's fiancée says Israel's photo showed him stronger than expected
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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Ghufran Zamel, fiancée of Palestinian prisoner Hasan Salamah, told Shehab Wire that a photograph of him released after years of absence answered questions that had haunted her during his time in captivity. Zamel said the image proved significant beyond a simple picture, offering her clarity about what the years of detention had done to him.
Salamah had been missing from public view for an extended period before the photograph emerged. Zamel's comments suggest the image provided reassurance about his condition, contrary to what she characterized as apparent intentions to portray him as broken.
