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Friday, February 5, 2010

Israel Exiles A Detainee To Gaza, Aim At Expelling Nine To Jordan

IMEMC
Less than one month after detaining him in the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, Israeli soldiers exiled a detainee, Baker al-Hafi, to the Gaza Strip.

Israel also wants to exile nine more West Bank detainees to Jordan.

The Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) reported that the Israeli Authorities deported al-Hafi after interrogating him for more than a month.

He is originally from Gaza but has been living in the West Bank for more than ten years. He is married to a woman from the West Bank and together they have two children.

He also owns land and a home in Tulkarem...  Full story
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