Yasser Ayoub Abdul Fattah Asfour

ياسر أيوب عبد الفتاح عصفور

Date of Birth 02/01/1975

Location Hebron

Organization Fatah

Citizenship Palestinian Authority

Imprisonment Details

Arrest Date 29/05/2006

Release Date 13/10/2025

Release Category Hostage Release Deal (October 2025)

Details

The offenses of which he was convicted are: state security – other, causing death intentionally, possession of a weapon, emergency laws, shooting at people, attempted murder, weapo...

The offenses of which he was convicted are: state security – other, causing death intentionally, possession of a weapon, emergency laws, shooting at people, attempted murder, weapons/ammunition/explosives, murder through acts of hostility. 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.

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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.