Salim Muhammad Saeed Salim Hijja

سليم محمد سعيد سليم حجة

Date of Birth 01/07/1972

Location Burqa

Organization Hamas

Role Commander

Citizenship Palestinian Authority

Imprisonment Details

Arrest Date 17/07/2002

Release Date 25/01/2025

Release Category Hostage Release Deal (January 2025)

Details

Senior Hamas figure from the village of Burka, sentenced to 16 life sentences for his involvement in a suicide attack on Line 16 in Haifa on December 2, 2001. The attack killed 15 ...

Senior Hamas figure from the village of Burka, sentenced to 16 life sentences for his involvement in a suicide attack on Line 16 in Haifa on December 2, 2001. The attack killed 15 people and injured 40. In addition, he was a member of the Hamas cell that was also responsible for the attacks on the Sabarro restaurant and the Dolphinarium. He was released from prison on January 25, 2025, after 22 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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mako.co.il

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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.

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.

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