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Gaza, 6 Dhulqa’dah 1436/21 August 2015 (MINA) – The Israeli occupation authority on Thursday morning released a Palestinian prisoner from the Gaza Strip after 10 years in detention.
According to local sources in Gaza, prisoner Wisam Qaddas, 33, was released by Israeli soldiers at Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing, north of the Strip, where he was warmly received by his relatives and friends, Palestinian Information Center (PIC) quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA) as reporting.
The Israeli occupation forces had kidnapped Qaddas in August 2005 during an incursion into the north of Gaza and later an Israeli court sentenced him to 10 years in jail on security charges.
There are about 380 prisoners from Gaza in Israeli jails, most of them are serving long prison terms. (T/P006/R04)
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Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)
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