NABLUS (Ma’an) -- A 27-year-old ex-prisoner was taken to hospital Tuesday within hours of his release from Israeli prison, an official from Balata refugee camp said.

Jihad Abu Musallam, 27, from Balata refugee camp, was taken to Rafidia hospital shortly after his release from jail, where he spent nine years, said Yehya al-Jammal, the head of refugee affairs in the camp.

Medics reported that Musallam's situation was stable, but he suffers from a nerve disorder.

The head of the detainees center in Nablus, Raed Amer, said the hospitalization underscored the need for Palestinian and international doctors in Israeli prisons.

"Our son was neglected at prison and he was never provided the needed treatment," a relative said.