Doctors saw signs that hostages were branded, held in handcuffs, and sexually abused.
"The AIDS epidemic is still with us," said Prof. Itzchak Levy, director of the HIV/AIDS center at Sheba Medical Center.
Hostages have been released gradually every day, and the doctors treating them are learning exactly what it means to care for a former Hamas hostage.
A similar incident was recently reported at the Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem. Everyone involved is doing well and closely monitored.
Shoham Ben Harush wanted his organs to have a life-changing impact on others, his father said. In the end, they did.
Following a harrowing escape from their burning home, the Golan family finds refuge and medical treatment in Sheba Medical Center's underground facility.
"This is the first time we have come across such a case," said an airport employee.
Sheba Hospital handles more than a million patients a year, including 200,000 emergency visits, and employs about 1,250 physicians, 2,300 nurses and 1,500 other healthcare workers.
Israel's Sheba Medical Center initiated and is funding a program to transport Afghan children with the disease into Pakistan for treatment.
The man had applied to be recognized as disabled by the IDF, but the application was rejected, the Defense Ministry stated.
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