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RAMALLAH, Palestine:  Israel tortures and abuses female Palestinian detainees in its jails, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)-run Commission for Detainees and Ex-Detainees' Affairs said Thursday. The group said 40 female detainees are experiencing harsh conditions and brutal investigation sessions at the prison. Female detainees are suffering psychological torture and deprivation of basic necessities, it said. The group cited testimony from Mona Qa'dan, 50, from Jenin in northern West Bank, who was detained three months ago. Qa'dan was subjected to 20-hour interrogation sessions for 22 consecutive days from 8.30 a.m. until 4 a.m. where...