Israeli citizen Binyamin Hassin released from death row in Iraq, en route to Israel

Binyamin (Ben) Hassin, an Israeli citizen who spent 11 years in an Iraqi prison under a death sentence, has been released and is en route to Israel, according to reports.

Binyamin Hassin, an Israeli citizen born in Iraqi Kurdistan, was freed on Wednesday after more than a decade in Iraqi prison, as The Zioneer reported earlier today. A new message confirms he is now en route to Israel. Hassin had been sentenced to death in 2020, but the sentence was commuted following a November 2025 reconciliation (sulha) with the family of a driver who died in a 2015 incident. He is expected to arrive in Israel shortly.

4 developments

1. 34 seconds ago · 20:32 · 16 SeptLatest

   Binyamin Hassin is currently en route to Israel.

2. 18:07 · 16 Sept

   Release followed a November 2025 reconciliation with the victim's family.

3. 17:54 · 16 Sept

   Released citizen identified as Binyamin Hassin; death sentence commuted via sulha.

• Developing21:41 · 2 JulConvicted ISIS fighter who beheaded people in Iraq reaches UK by small boat
• Strong08:22 · 5 JulReleased Palestinian terrorist Maher Younis dies after decades in Israeli prison
• Developing09:03 · 9 JunTrump pledges to seek release of Jewish-American-Iranian detainee in Iran, report says
• Developing10:23 · 14 JunPrison Service announces death of life-term inmate Imad Sarhan

Source and signal

• Open-source intake