The UN, not a great champion of Isreal, found compelling evidence of abuse.
"Palestinian prisoners and detainees report abuse and mistreatment in Israeli prisons"
Of course, for THAT, the word of Hamas members is enough, and obvious issues are ignored, the videos of the release, pretty fat men jumping out of buses, is not mentioned. Plus one of the men obviously had recent dental work done:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEE6Bunm6e8
Contrast with the hostages held by Hamas:
https://youtu.be/sReRxFy8fEw?si=UnX7f1H_oRdQ1OuB&t=900
Also of note is that Israel has punished at least one member of the security services with jail time for abuse (based on the word of prisoners, with his colleagues also testifying against him)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqldpyn5ng6o
At least the BBC mentions that Hamas is not done committing warcrimes, but now Hamas is once again able to massacre Palestinians, immediately. Other sources say at least 33 people have been killed, most are part of a single family. (doesn't that qualify as a genocide under UN rules?)
But we know from other released hostages that this wasn't the case.
Yes. Quite.
Both sides of this conflict had genocidal maniacs at the helm. One had more capability and thus more effect. But neither had none, either in ability to cause violence or black-and-white foreign supporters who refuse to see their side’s demons.