Gaza, ALRAY - The Israeli occupation authorities have released a Palestinian detainee from Rafah in the southern besieged Gaza Strip after holding him for around 20 years.
The Palestinian Ministry of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs said Sunday that the Israeli occupation released Yousef Masoud, 43, after 19 years and a half in prison.
The Israeli occupation is holding around 4,900 Palestinian detainees, including 34 women and nearly 160 children, in inhumane conditions and harsh conditions, according to Palestinian prisoners' rights organisations.