JENIN, A Palestinian resistance fighter who is serving two life terms in Israeli prisons has completed 33 years behind bars, according to the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS).
Raed Mohammad Saadi, 53, from Silat al-Harithiya town, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, was arrested on August 28, 1989, and was sentenced to two life terms plus 20 years for his resistance activity against the Israeli occupation.
Saadi was first arrested for six months in 1984 for raising flags of Palestine in his hometown. He was later wanted by the Israeli army for several years before he was captured in 1989 in his town.
During his life in prison, he lost his grandmother in 1999, his grandfather in 2001, his uncle in 2008, his elder brother, Imad, in 2010, and finally his mother, Umm Imad, in 2014. His father also lost his vision three years ago.
Saadi is one of more than 4,500 Palestinians serving time in Israel for their resistance and political activity against the occupation.
Source: Palestine News & Info Agency