Author: Al Jazeera
Published on: 11/02/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:
Israeli army launched a retaliatory operation just one day after the release of Ashraf Zghair, a 46-year-old Palestinian who had been imprisoned since the age of 23 and was serving six life sentences. In an incident highlighting the tensions, neighbours and family members openly celebrated the release on Saturday, January 25, authorities arrested his brother Amir. “The arrest of my son has no legal basis,” he said. Hamas said on Monday that it would suspend the release of captives scheduled for Saturday because of Israeli violations of the agreement. Israel has responded by threatening to restart the bombing of Gaza if the captives are not released. One of the Palestinians released in late January was 18-year-old Adam al-Hadra, who had been detained from the West Bank in November 2023. Palestinians arrested are liable to be re-arrested by Israel. Legal expert Nadia Daqqa highlighted significant concerns about the release process. Palestinians were released without providing any legal documents explaining their release. More than 3,300 Palestinians are currently in administrative detention. A report by the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor published earlier this month provided a scathing critique of the detention system. It concluded that Israeli prisons and detention centres constitute a systematic framework aimed at torturing and mistreating Palestinian prisoners and detainees.
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