Amjad Kamel Mahmoud Taqatqa

أمجد كامل محمود طقاطقة

Date of Birth 17/12/1978

Location Beit Fajjar

Organization Fatah

Citizenship Palestinian Authority

Imprisonment Details

Arrest Date 11/08/2002

Release Date 15/02/2025

Release Category Hostage Release Deal (January 2025)

Details

Sentenced to six life sentences and an additional 20 years in prison for his involvement in the suicide bombing at the Mahane Yehuda market in April 2002. Six Israelis were murdere...

Sentenced to six life sentences and an additional 20 years in prison for his involvement in the suicide bombing at the Mahane Yehuda market in April 2002. Six Israelis were murdered in the attack. He was released from prison on February 15, 2025, after 22 years of imprisonment, as part of the sixth 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.