After seven months in an Israeli jail, 23 -year -old Palestinian student Amal Shujayeh has finally been freed.
On the quiet night of January 20, in Beetunya, in the West Bank occupied, a bus left him in the embrace of friends and family who eagerly waited for his return.
“Happiness is indescribable,” Amal told DW, surrounded by her family at home Dir jarir“We thank God.”
What is this release part The purpose of a one -in -the -to -deal deal between Israel and Hamas is to stop the war that has destroyed Gaza for 15 months.
As part of the agreement, about 2,000 Palestinian prisoners are released. The deal tries to prevent the fight for six weeks, secure the release of 33 hostages from Gaza and increase the flow of assistance in fuel and region. The prisoners are detailed for action to free the prisoners, which are discovered as throwing stones or molotov cocktails, as well as those guilty of killing Israeli.
Amal studied journalism at Birzit University near Ramllah in his final year when Israeli forces arrested him for inciting violence. However, he said that his activism was strictly within the university guidelines.
“Essentially, the student was opposed to activism in the business premises,” he said. “Even though this student activism has been officially approved by the license and university administration.”
Life in Israeli Jail
Amal recalled the day of his arrest. “When we arrived at the detention center, forcibly naked discoveries for female prisoners started,” she said. “It is an abusive and deep unpleasant experience that all Palestinian women tolerate while entering any detention center.”
Thesis discoveries were done daily, often till late night, he said, with clothes, personal accessories and even basic items such as dishes and utensils. “We were deprived of basic requirements, even for comfort like a hairbrush, which they considered ‘luxury’. Books and novels were confiscated.
His family was stopped from going to his dislocation. “We will see our families for a few seconds during the electronic court session,” he said. “If I tried to indicate them that I was in good health, the military would cut the connection. It was a feeling of deep harassment and humiliation.”
The Palestinian society is a common story of implementation, where most families in Gaza, West Bank and East Jerusalem have apprised one or more members in an Israeli jail. The effect often spreads generations, leaves families without breadwiners and forces children to grow for years or without one or without one or without one or in several cases.
Many Palestinian prisoners are never told why they were taken into custody. Israel’s “administrative detention” policy allows jail persons to jail, based on secret evidence to the state, without registering formal allegations or conducting tests.
Since the onset of the war, the number of detailed numbers from Gaza, West Bank and Eastern Jerusalem has doubled, according to Israeli’s legal organization Hamocade, a excellent performance of 10,000.
Fear of restarting for the continuing Palestinians
Now the treasure of reunion, execution and its family simultaneously. Nevertheless, for his and other release prisoners, freedom remains critical. There is an uncertainty about the possibility of future date – a common reality in his community.
According to the news agency AP, under the terms of ceasefire, the bisail cannot be issued to Palestinian prisoners, later rearranged in the same charge or returned to jail to finish the time for the past. The prisoners do not need to sign any document on their release. However, the advocacy group addame warns that again arrest remains a serious risk.
“All issued to West Bank or Eastern Jerusalem need to be shown continuously for court appointments,” an International Advocate Officer of Admer told DW. “It is very possible that it can be easily targeted in detail and can be encountered. We have seen that it is frequent in previous exchange deals, including November 2023 agreements.”
Amal’s next court date is on 3 February, now she is focusing on settling back in her old life. She hopes to resume her podcast, which Shich started during the university.
Amal said, “Being arrested will not prevent us from giving our message or sharing our reason with the world.” “But we will be more cautiouus how we do.”
At home, she sits at her desk, scrolling through podcast ideas. The final goal of the implementation is to complete his degree and become a journalist. He is firm to tell the stories of Palestinians like him.
Edited by Ben Knight
