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| Israeli military court extends detention of West Bank Hamas leader |
| 2007-12-23 |
| Ma'an – An Israeli military court renewed the administrative detention of Hamas leader Sheikh Saleh Aruri on Friday, sentencing him to another six months in Ashkelon prison. Aruri is the founder of the branch of Hamas' military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, in the West Bank. The Israeli military captured Aruri most recently on September 26th, and he has been held without charge since then. Under Israel's policy of administrative detention, Palestinians can be imprisoned without charge for months. Originally from the village of Arura, near Ramallah, Aruri is a graduate of Hebron University. |
| Posted by:Fred |