Jerusalem - Wafa
Israeli forces Tuesday night detained Samer al-Issawi, a released Palestinian prisoner in the latest swap, according to a WAFA correspondent. Israeli soldiers arrested al-Issawi at a checkpoint near Issawiya, an Arab neighborhood in East Jerusalem, and detained him for 13 hours in al-Muskubiya, the Russian detention compound in West Jerusalem. He was released earlier this morning. Al-Issawi’s family condemned the detention and called on human rights organizations and the Red Cross to immediately intervene to prevent future detentions. Al-Issawi was released in the recent prisoners exchange deal between Israel and Hamas that released Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in exchange for the release of 1027 Palestinian prisoners last Tuesday.