Nayef Ahmad Salem Obayat

Date of Birth: 05/03/1967

Location: Bethlehem

Organization:

Role: Commander

Citizenship: Palestinian Authority

Details:

Head of the military wing of Fatah in Bethlehem. He was involved in many terrorist attacks, including the shooting attack in which Devorah Friedman was murdered in March 2002. He...

Head of the military wing of Fatah in Bethlehem. He was involved in many terrorist attacks, including the shooting attack in which Devorah Friedman was murdered in March 2002. He was also involved in the execution of Khaled al-Adas, a Palestinian suspected of collaborating with Israel. He was released on October 13, 2025, after 18 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.

Date of Arrest: 19/12/2006

Date of Release: 13/10/2025

Release Category: Hostage Release Deal (October 2025)

Sources:

ynet.co.il
info.wafa.ps
asra-ps.com
palestinebehindbars.org
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.

Nayef Ahmad Salem Obayat

نايف أحمد سالم عبيات