Wasfi Kabha
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Wasfi Kabha | |
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Minister of Prisoners' Affairs of the Palestinian National Authority | |
In office March 2006 – March 2007 | |
Preceded by | ? |
Succeeded by | Ashraf al-Ajrami |
Minister of State in Palestinian National Unity Government | |
Assumed office March 2007 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1958/9 |
Died | November 2021 Barta'a |
Nationality | Palestinian |
Wasfi Kabha (
Palestinian National Unity Government of March 2007
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After the
replaced by Ashraf al-Ajrami
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Israeli detention
Wasfi Kabha was kidnapped by the Israeli authorities in June 2006, along with other Hamas ministers and parliament members in a clampdown against their organization. During his eleven-day detainment he claimed being abused by interrogators.[2]
On 21 May 2015, he was released by the Israeli authorities after spending 10 months in administrative detention.[1]
Death
Kabha died of complications from COVID-19 in Barta'a in November 2021, at the age of 69.[3]
See also
- 2006 Gaza conflict
- Nasser al-Shaer
Notes
- ^ a b Israel releases ex-minister after 10 months in prison Archived 2015-05-28 at the Wayback Machine. The Middle East Monitor, 22 May 2015
- ^ Detainees accuse Israel of abuse. BBC News, 2 August 2006
- ^ "Palestinians bid farewell to former Minister of Prisoners Wasfi Qabha".