Longest-serving Palestinian female detainee Lina Ahmed al Jarabouni was released from Israeli jails on Sunday morning after she had served a 15-year-sentence.
The 43-year-old Lina al Jarabouni, from Akka (Acre) city, was released from Israeli prisons, where she had been locked up for 15 years.
Al Jarabouni was arrested by the Israeli police on April 18, 2002, and sentenced toRead more
A total of 7,000 Palestinian prisoners are currently held in Israeli prisons, including 450 children, according to Palestinian Ministry of Prisoner Affairs.
The ministry said in a statement on Sunday that 41 male prisoners have been held for more than 20 years including Karim Yunis, who was arrested in January 1983. "Israel is also holding 70 Palestinian female prisoners, 7Read more
Seven Palestinian prisoners have been detained for more that 30 years in Israeli prisons, head of the Studies and Documentation Department at the Palestinian Prisoners' Affairs Authority Abdul Nasser Farwana said on Sunday.
Detainees Kareem, Maher and Yunes, who were arrested in January 1983 for denouncing the occupation, have spent the longest period in prison.
Some of 40 detainees spentRead more