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“We are in the midst of a war, and actions of this type endanger the security of the state.”

Yair Lapid, the opposition leader, lashed out at the activists and politicians who broke into the facility, calling their actions “despicable and dangerous”.

The politicians who “abandoned the hostages, abandoned security and destroyed Israeli society are now destroying the chain of command”, Mr Lapid added.

In May, CNN reported that Palestinians arrested in Gaza were facing brutal conditions at the camp, some of whom were blindfolded and beaten.

A New York Times investigation also found that about 1,200 Palestinian civilians had been held at the camp “without the ability to plead their cases to a judge for up to 75 days”.

The Israeli government announced last month that it would begin reducing the number of inmates held at the camp.

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