Today, Monday, Al-Jazeera correspondent reported that the Israeli occupation authorities released the Palestinian prisoner, Fouad Al-Shobaki (83 years), after spending 17 years in prison.
The Authority for Palestinian Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs said that Al-Shobaki is now on his way to the Tarqumiya military checkpoint, west of Hebron.
Throughout his years of detention, Al-Shobaki's name was associated with many titles, the most prominent of which was "Sheikh of the Prisoners".
He is also a Palestinian soldier with the rank of Major General, and was responsible for the military financial administration in the security services.
🟡 The first moments of Major General Fuad Al-Shobaki's release from the occupation prisons pic.twitter.com/rXKESxDVDF
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Al-Shobaki is considered the oldest prisoner in the occupation prisons, and he suffers from chronic health problems. In the past few years, he has become dependent on his fellow prisoners to meet his needs.
The occupation forces kidnapped Al-Shobaki on March 14, 2006, in a raid on the Jericho prison of the Palestinian Authority, which included the kidnapping of others, most notably the Secretary-General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Ahmed Saadat, and the assassination cell of the Israeli Minister of Tourism, Rehavam Ze'evi.
Israel sentenced Al-Shobaki to 20 years in prison, which was later reduced to 17 years, after accusing him of being the "mastermind" who bears the first and direct responsibility for financing and smuggling a ship loaded with weapons known as "Karine A".