Hamas senior official Hassan Yousef, father of the defector known as the "Green Prince" Mosab Yousef, was released from administrative detention today, according to Palestinian media. He had been held since the start of the war and was hospitalized upon release.
Hassan Yousef, a senior Hamas figure in the West Bank and the father of Mosab Hassan Yousef — the former Hamas operative who later worked with the Shin Bet and became known as the "Green Prince" — was freed from administrative detention on Tuesday evening. Palestinian media reported that Yousef, who had been held since October 7, was taken directly to a hospital after his release. Administrative detention allows Israel to hold suspects without trial for renewable periods, typically based on classified evidence. Yousef had been arrested multiple times before the war. The release comes amid ongoing debate in Israel over the use of administrative detention for senior Palestinian figures during wartime, and without confirmation from Israeli authorities about the circumstances or any conditions tied to his release. It is not yet clear whether his hospitalization is related to his health condition during detention or another cause.
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