Assaf Hafez Hussein Zahran

عساف حافظ حسين زهران

Date of Birth 26/09/1976

Location Ilar

Organization Fatah

Citizenship Palestinian Authority

Imprisonment Details

Arrest Date 13/7/2005

Release Date 13/10/2025

Release Category Hostage Release Deal (October 2025)

Details

The offenses he was convicted of are: causing death intentionally, membership in an unauthorized organization, providing shelter, attempted murder – acts of hostility. Sentenced to...

The offenses he was convicted of are: causing death intentionally, membership in an unauthorized organization, providing shelter, attempted murder – acts of hostility. Sentenced to life imprisonment. He was released on October 13, 2025, after 20 years in prison, as part of the deal to free the living hostages from the Gaza Strip.

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info.wafa.ps

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asra-ps.com

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palestinebehindbars.org

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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.