The ministry spokeswoman did not say whether the substance of the drug has been confirmed by blood tests carried out on the freed hostages in Israeli hospitals or by testimonies from the hostages themselves.
Under the influence of sedatives were the hostages released by Hamas in the previous days according to the spokeswoman of the Israeli Ministry of Healthprofessor Ronit Endevelt.
As he reported, before they were handed over to the Red Cross by members of Hamas, the hostages were given tranquilizers with the aim of making the hostages appear calm, happy and optimistic after the physical abuse, deprivation and psychological terror they endured for more than 50 days of captivity in Gaza.
Specifically, it is the drug Clonazepam, known as Clonex in Israel and sold under the trade names Klonopin and Rivotril in other countries, according to the Times of Israel. The drug is used to prevent and treat those with anxiety disorders, seizures, bipolar mania, psychosis-related agitation, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
The representative of the ministry he did not say whether the substance of the drug has been confirmed by blood tests done on the freed hostages in Israeli hospitals, or by the testimony of the freed hostages, or if it comes from both.
Source :Skai
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