A 14-year-old boy who had been kept at home, reportedly since birth, by his parents in Israel has been freed and taken into care, police say.
Army radio said the boy had told police he was taken out into the building's courtyard in Hadera once or twice a month, generally at night.
He was also sometimes kept in a makeshift cage outside the apartment.
The parents, who have been arrested, say they acted out of concern for the boy's health.
Some residents had complained to the local municipality about the smell from the apartment.
One resident told army radio he had alerted the authorities after seeing the boy "like a zombie in a horror film" through a window.
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