The centre has received 14 ex-hostages released by Hamas, some of whom reported being drugged, including with what doctors believe were benzodiazapines, a class of depressants with a sedative effect that includes drugs like Valium.”They wanted to control the kids, and sometimes it’s difficult to control young children, adolescents. And they know that if they drug them they will be quiet,” she added.”One of the girls was given ketamine for a few weeks,” she continued, referring to a powerful dissociative anaesthetic known for giving the recipient a sense of detachment from their environment.”It’s unbelievable to do this to a child.”
blob:https://news.yahoo.com/0f113b54-80aa-438a-8dce-965d44f43871At least 137 hostages are believed to still be in Hamas captivity.Israel responded with a massive ground and air campaign to eliminate Hamas that has killed more than 18,200 people, according to the territory’s Hamas-run health ministry.
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