The psychological consequences of Israeli prisons on Palestinian inmates

Fifteen months ago, he was vivacious and humorous, but now that he is living in a tent with his kids, his relationship with them has completely changed. According to his wife, Salma, "his kids treat him like a stranger."
When Israeli occupation forces invaded the city at the start of the ongoing genocide, Hassan, 39, of the northern Gaza city of Beit Hanoun, was one of tens of men ordered to flee their homes. They were subjected to field interrogations by the Israeli soldiers, but Hassan's case was somewhat different.
An elderly man was being questioned when he was severely beaten by an Israeli soldier. Hassan became enraged and yelled at the soldier, pleading with him to stop abusing the elderly man and to let him go. Five other soldiers came up to him and began beating him with their hands, legs, and rifle butts while the soldier ignored Hassan. They kept beating him until he collapsed to the ground and stopped moving.
After being suspended from the tank's cannon by two Israeli soldiers, he began to wander the streets of Beit Hanoun before vanishing. When his body was not discovered, people assumed he had been killed and assumed, like many other martyrs, that it had been buried or devoured by stray animals.
However, the critically wounded Hassan was taken to the notorious Sde Teiman Prison, where he was subjected to severe and unbelievable torture.
His wife claims that initially, he was not given medical attention for his serious injuries to his hands, chest, and abdomen. The majority were superficial but severe bruises, along with a fractured hand. Then, whenever the Israeli soldiers felt like torturing him, they pressed on his wounds.
One soldier inserted a tiny stick, about the size of a drinking straw, into the wounds, causing the man to scream loudly and in excruciating pain.
Hassan was interrogated as a Hamas member one time and as an Islamic Jihad member another time. In the beginning, he denied any relationship with any political party, but he continued to be beaten. Then, he changed his mind and decided to claim that he was a member of Hamas.
Hassan has been suffering from post-trauma symptoms since he was released in July to the south. He does not speak fluently and likes to spend time alone inside his family’s tent. At the same time, he has become aggressive and gets angry with anyone for no reason. He has told everything about what happened to him inside prison to his wife and his neighbour, Mohammad.
Salma informed that the Israeli interrogators severely beat her husband. After placing him in a small cell, they told him that the woman and children in the next cell were his wife and kids, and they allowed him to hear their voices. After the voices ceased, he heard multiple gunshots and was informed that his wife and kids had been put to death.
While his family outside prison thought he was dead, he also thought his family members were killed. When he was released, he was shocked to find himself in the south of Gaza Strip and was also surprised with the scale of destruction everywhere.
When his parents, wife and children saw him, they became happy and celebrated his return. However, their happiness was turned into sadness when they recognised he was psychologically sick.
A psychiatrist, who saw him and examined his case, said he might recover and return to his normal condition but, he said, this would take a long time and "he needs special treatment and intensive, close follow-up."
His wife expected that he might get sick when he saw her and his children suddenly in front of his eyes after spending a long time in prison knowing that they were killed.