Iyad Muhammad Ahmad Abu Al-Rub

إياد محمد أحمد أبو الرب

Date of Birth 20/05/1974

Location Jalbon

Organization Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)

Citizenship Palestinian Authority

Imprisonment Details

Arrest Date 24/11/2005

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, shooting at people, conspiracy to cause death intentionally. Sentence...

The offenses he was convicted of are: causing death intentionally, membership in an unauthorized organization, shooting at people, conspiracy to cause death intentionally. Sentenced to life imprisonment. He was released on October 13, 2025, after 19 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.