Palestinian Teenager Released from Israeli Prison Amid Temporary Ceasefire

Wisam Tamimi's release part of a larger exchange deal, highlighting the ongoing issue of mass detentions of Palestinians, including minors.

Wisam Tamimi, a 17-year-old Palestinian boy, was released from an Israeli prison after six months, as part of a temporary ceasefire agreement following a war initiated by a Hamas attack on southern Israel on October 7.
Wisam was charged with various offenses including throwing stones, possessing weapons, placing an explosive device, and causing bodily harm, all of which he denied.
His release, along with 38 other Palestinians, was in exchange for Israeli hostages held captive by Hamas in Gaza.
The United Nations estimates that 750,000 Palestinians have been arrested since Israel captured the West Bank in the 1967 Mideast war.
The Israeli military defends large-scale arrests of Palestinians, including minors, as necessary to prevent militant attacks, but Palestinian activists and human rights watchdogs argue that Israel's mass detentions seek to sow fear among the youngest Palestinians.