Alaa al-Din Omar Muhammad Zakarneh

علاء الدين عمر محمد زكارنة

Date of Birth 23/05/1992

Location West Bank

Organization Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)

Citizenship Palestinian Authority

Imprisonment Details

Arrest Date 29/08/2022

Release Date 13/10/2025

Release Category Hostage Release Deal (October 2025)

Details

The offenses for which he was convicted are: possession of a weapon, membership in an unrecognized organization, attempted murder – hostile acts, weapons offenses. Sentenced to 30 ...

The offenses for which he was convicted are: possession of a weapon, membership in an unrecognized organization, attempted murder – hostile acts, weapons offenses. Sentenced to 30 years in prison. He was released on October 13, 2025, after 3 years in prison, as part of the deal to free the living hostages from the Gaza Strip.

Sources

Israeli and Palestinian news sources.

list of security prisoners and detainees designated for release as part of the hostage release deal, published on October 10, 2025 by the Israeli Ministry of Justice.

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