Palestinian escapee allegedly beaten by Israeli forces after being recaptured

The Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs said Zakaria Zubeidi suffered physical injuries in Israeli custody.
A Palestinian youth prepares to throw a tire onto a fire following a rally in support of Palestinian prisoners near the West Bank town of Nablus last week. Zakaria Zubeidi, one of six Palestinians who broke out of Israel's Gilboa prison, was allegedly beaten after being recaptured Saturday.
A Palestinian youth prepares to throw a tire onto a fire following a rally in support of Palestinian prisoners near the West Bank town of Nablus last week. Zakaria Zubeidi, one of six Palestinians who broke out of Israel's Gilboa prison, was allegedly beaten after being recaptured Saturday. - JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP via Getty Images
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Israeli forces beat a Palestinian prisoner who escaped and was subsequently caught, a prisoners’ rights group alleged Wednesday. 

Zakaria Zubeidi was allegedly physically beaten during the operation to arrest him, and sustained a broken jaw and two broken ribs. He was treated at an Israeli hospital following the arrest, the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs said in a press release. 

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