Prisoners & Detainees
Jenin leader freed after two and a half years in Israeli detention
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
TOP News Brief
The Newsdesk gathers reporting from wire services and primary sources and rewrites every story in-house before publication. How our journalism is made →
Sheikh Abdel Jabbar Jarrar, a Jenin-based leader, was released Thursday following 30 months of administrative detention in Israeli prisons, Shehab Wire reported. The 60-year-old prisoner departed Negev Desert Prison after spending more than two years in custody.
Jarrar's physical condition had deteriorated significantly due to the circumstances of his imprisonment. His release marks the end of an extended period held without formal charges under Israel's administrative detention system.
