Maher Younis, Among Longest-Serving Palestinian Prisoners, Dies at 68
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Maher Younis, among longest-serving Palestinian prisoners, dies at 68
Former Palestinian prisoner Maher Abdul Latif Younis, one of the longest-serving Palestinians held in Israeli prisons, died early on Sunday, July 5, at the age of 68, nearly three and a half years after completing a 40-year prison sentence. Younis was widely regarded as a leading figure in the Palestinian prisoners’ movement. Funeral prayers were scheduled to be held after the noon prayer in his hometown of Ar’ara in the 1948-occupied Palestinia…
Palestinian Maher Abdul Latif Younis was arrested in 1983 for participating in armed action against the Israeli occupation and having ties to Fatah - He was released in 2023
Imprisoned in 1983 for kidnapping and killing an Israeli soldier, Maher Younis served a 40-year prison sentence before being released in January 2023.
The Palestinian Fatah movement, the main political force of the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, today announced the death, at the age of 68, of Maher Yunis, known as one of the two Palestinian prisoners who remained in Israeli prisons the longest.
Palestinian Express Maher Yunis, released in 2023 after spending 40 years in Israeli jails, has passed away this Sunday at 68 years, according to...
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