Yousef Tal'at Yousef Awad

يوسف طلعت يوسف عوض

Date of Birth 29/05/1992

Location Gaza Strip

Organization Hamas

Citizenship Palestinian Authority

Imprisonment Details

Arrest Date 15/02/2019

Release Date 08/02/2025

Release Category Hostage Release Deal (January 2025)

Details

Sentenced to 15 years in prison for launching rockets, planting explosives, and operating in terror tunnels. In July 2022, he attacked a security guard at Nafha Prison and was sent...

Sentenced to 15 years in prison for launching rockets, planting explosives, and operating in terror tunnels. In July 2022, he attacked a security guard at Nafha Prison and was sentenced to an additional 8 years after being convicted of stabbing the guard. He was released from prison on February 8, 2025, after 5 years of imprisonment, as part of the fifth phase of the hostage deal.

Sources

ynet.co.il

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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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