Hamas spokesman Hassan Yousef was arrested last Thursday (19) during attacks conducted by Israel in the West Bank, according to Israeli authorities.
Yousef was detained “on suspicion of acting on behalf of Hamas,” the Israeli Security Agency, Shin Bet, told CNN this Friday (20).
He is an important Palestinian political figure, serving as the official spokesman for Hamas in the West Bank and holding a seat on the Palestinian Legislative Council.
A CNN previously reported that Yousef was believed to be among more than 60 Hamas members detained by Israel in attacks in the West Bank, the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territory that is increasingly feeling the impact of fighting in Gaza.
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Yousef was arrested by Israeli forces on several occasions and spent a total of 24 years in the country’s prisons on various charges of incitement, entering Jerusalem without permission and being a member of Hamas.
He has made regular appearances in international media, telling Canadian outlet The Globe and Mail this week that he thought Hamas would be prepared to release the roughly 200 hostages it is holding if Israel agreed to a 24-hour ceasefire to allow entry. aid in Gaza.
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Source: CNN Brasil
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