Head of Medical Division at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Hagar Mizrahi, made a statement to the media at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv, following the arrival of released hostage Idan Alexander. 'The entire healthcare system stands ready to provide Idan and his family with optimal medical and psychological care and support,' she said. 'We know that terrorist organizations are denying medical treatment to the hostages, keeping them in subhuman conditions, subjecting them to physical and mental abuse for 584 days. As a doctor and as a human being, I am very concerned about the condition of all those who remain in captivity of the terrorist organization.'

