Iyad Ali Omar Qawasmi

إياد علي عمر القواسمة

Date of Birth 09/04/1973

Location Hebron

Organization Fatah

Citizenship Palestinian Authority

Imprisonment Details

Arrest Date 19/2/2004

Release Date 13/10/2025

Release Category Hostage Release Deal (October 2025)

Details

The offenses of which he was convicted are: causing death intentionally, membership in an unrecognized organization, kidnapping–coercion–false imprisonment, attempted murder, harmi...

The offenses of which he was convicted are: causing death intentionally, membership in an unrecognized organization, kidnapping–coercion–false imprisonment, attempted murder, harming regional security. Sentenced to life imprisonment. He was released on October 13, 2025, after 21 years in prison, as part of the deal to free the living hostages from the Gaza Strip. According to the terms of the deal, he was permanently expelled from the West Bank.

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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.