Jersusalem (Associated Press, 06/24/10) - Human Rights Watch charged Friday that Hamas is violating the rules of war by prohibiting a captive Israeli soldier, Sgt. Gilad Schalit, from having contact with his family and the Red Cross.
The treatment of the 23-year-old soldier, is "cruel and inhuman" and matches a U.N. definition of torture because he is denied any outside contact, the U.S.-based rights group said in a statement. Hamas has been holding him since 2006 in Gaza.
Negotiations over a deal that would see Israel win Schalit's release by freeing hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, including militants convicted of deadly attacks agains civilians, have stalled.
Hamas released a video of Schalit in October 2009 to prove the soldier was alive. His current condition is unknown.
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