An Israeli military court extended on Sunday the detention of senior Islamic Jihad leader Bassam al-Saadi, from the West Bank city of Jenin, the Palestine Prisoners’ Club (PPC) said in a statement.
The PCC said that the Ofer military court postponed its sentence against Al-Saadi to August 31.
At the beginning of August, the Israeli army detained Al-Saadi, 61, during a wide-scale raid of Jenin. Since then, the Israeli military court has extended his detention several times.
At a Massive Rally, #IslamicJihad Leader Says #Israel Reneged on Its Truce Committments (PHOTOS) https://t.co/mtSGOoTosD via @PalestineChron pic.twitter.com/UEq0q6bBz1
— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) August 28, 2022
Islamic Jihad said that it agreed to the ceasefire that ended an Israeli offensive on Gaza early in August on condition that Al-Saadi along with the hunger striker Khalil Awawdeh would be released.
Israel said it would not release them, and Israeli sources said that Al-Saadi would be convicted for “terror” offenses.
(MEMO, PC, SOCIAL)
