Gaza toddler released from Israeli custody with ‘cigarette burn’ wounds

Gaza toddler released from Israeli custody with ‘cigarette burn’ wounds Submitted by Maha Hussaini on Wed, 03/25/2026 - 14:47 Family says toddler shows signs of torture after detention, as father remains missing Jawad Abu Nassar, 21 months, sits on his grandmother’s lap as she holds a photo of her son, Osama, on a phone in the Gaza Strip, 24 March 2026 (MEE/Moiz Salhi) Off A Palestinian toddler was returned from a 10-hour detention by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip with apparent cigarette burns on his thighs, according to medical reports. Jawad Abu Nassar, aged 21 months, was detained alongside his father, Osama Abu Nassar, 25, in central Gaza on 19 March. According to the family, Osama had taken his son out at around 10am to buy sweets ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr.