Ahmad Muhammad Ahmad Obeid

أحمد محمد أحمد عبيد

Date of Birth 18/07/1966

Location East Jerusalem

Organization Hamas

Citizenship East Jerusalem

Imprisonment Details

Arrest Date 29/11/2004

Release Date 27/02/2025

Release Category Hostage Release Deal (January 2025)

Details

A Hamas operative, resident of East Jerusalem. Sentenced to seven life sentences for transporting a terrorist who carried out the attack on the Hillel Cafe in Jerusalem in Septembe...

A Hamas operative, resident of East Jerusalem. Sentenced to seven life sentences for transporting a terrorist who carried out the attack on the Hillel Cafe in Jerusalem in September 2003. Seven people were murdered in the attack, and 64 were injured. He was released from prison on February 27, 2025, after 20 years of imprisonment, as part of the seventh phase of the hostage deal. According to the terms of the deal, he was permanently expelled from the West Bank.

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Israeli and Palestinian news sources.

A list of security prisoners and detainees designated for release as part of the hostage release deal, published on January 17, 2025 by the Israeli Ministry of Justice.