Iyad Yasser Mahmoud Masalma

إياد ياسر محمود مسالمة

Date of Birth 27/04/1975

Location Beit Awa

Organization Hamas

Citizenship Palestinian Authority

Imprisonment Details

Arrest Date 30/06/2004

Release Date 25/01/2025

Release Category Hostage Release Deal (January 2025)

Details

Sentenced to life imprisonment for sending a terrorist to carry out a shooting attack in the settlement of Karmei Tzur. In the attack, which took place on June 8, 2002, the couple ...

Sentenced to life imprisonment for sending a terrorist to carry out a shooting attack in the settlement of Karmei Tzur. In the attack, which took place on June 8, 2002, the couple Eyal and Yael Sorek, and reserve soldier Shalom Mordechai, were murdered, and five others were injured. He was released from prison on January 25, 2025, after 20 years of imprisonment, as part of the second phase of the hostage deal. According to the terms of the deal, he was permanently expelled from the West Bank.

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palestinebehindbars.org

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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.