PALESTINIAN MINISTER RELEASED AFTER TWO YEARS IN ISRAELI CAPTIVITY
The army moved him to the Jabara roadblock, east of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, where was released and was welcomed on the other side of the roadblock by hundreds of residents, family members and journalists, International Middle East Media Center reported as monitored by Mi’raj News Agency (MINA).
The media reported, following his release Qabha was moved to Thabit Thabit Hospital, in Tulkarem, for general medical checkup before heading home.
He was mildly inured after the soldiers at the roadblock forced him to walk through an unpaved rough bypass road after releasing him at the roadblock.
The 50 years old man was kidnapped by the army on June 10 2011, and was placed under Administrative Detention order without charges for six months; Israel renewed those orders four times.
Qabha was kidnapped and imprisoned by the army nine times, and spent a total of 13 years in Israeli prisons. He suffers from diabetes and high blood pressure.
His brother, Amjad Qabha, is currently held at the Beersheba (Be’er As-Sabe’) prison; he was kidnapped ten years ago and was sentenced to 19 years imprisonment.
Israeli soldiers kidnap Palestinians on a daily basis, they targeted range of 15-25 years old youth as claimed endangering Israel.
Also, raids and searches of residents living in the Israeli occupied territories (West Bank and Al-Quds/Jerussalem) causing damage of Palestinian properties. (T/P03/P04)
Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)
