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Israeli forces rearrest Palestinian man celebrating release after 20 years in prison

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He was apparently released again a few days later.
 
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Israeli forces rearrest Palestinian man celebrating release after 20 years in prison

The scenes of jubilation following the Tuesday release of Magd Barbar, a Palestinian man who spent 20 years in jail, were brought to an abrupt and violent halt that night when he was rearrested by Israeli forces.

Barbar was later released on Wednesday afternoon, the Handala Center NGO said.

Israeli forces raided Barbar’s home on Tuesday evening while hosting guests and relatives who came to visit him. Palestine’s Red Crescent reported that 12 people were wounded by rubber-coated bullets, tear-gas suffocation and beatings.

Israeli forces also raided Qasr al-Hamra hall in the East Jerusalem suburb of Eizariya where Barbar planned to host a lunch for friends and relatives the next day, as people eagerly sought to receive him after two decades in prison.

Izz, Barbar’s brother, told media that Israeli forces asked the family to get rid of all welcoming signs in the house on Tuesday, before returning in numbers to raid the home and rearrest him.

 
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