Wasfi Kabha
Wasfi Kabha (Arabic: وصفي كبهة) (1958/9 – November 2021) was a Palestinian politician. He was Minister of Prisoners' Affairs of the Palestinian National Authority in the Palestinian Government of March 2006 and is one of the most prominent leaders of the Islamic movement in the West Bank.[1] and Minister of State in Palestinian National Unity Government of March 2007.
After the Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip in 2007, President Mahmoud Abbas acquitted all Hamas cabinet members including Kabha, who was replaced by .
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 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. The Middle East Monitor, 22 May 2015
- ^ Detainees accuse Israel of abuse. BBC News, 2 August 2006
- ^ https://ilkha.com/english/world/palestinians-bid-farewell-to-former-minister-of-prisoners-wasfi-qabha-14840
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