Palestinian prisoner Yaacoob Kilani was released on Monday from Israeli occupation jails where he had been locked up for a total of 16 years.
Kilani was released four years after he was re-arrested by the Israeli occupation forces. He was warmly welcomed by his family and friends.
For the first time in four years Kilani has been able to hold his child in his arms. The latter was just four-months-old when his father was re-arrested.
Kilani was kidnapped by the occupation forces in October 2014 along with dozens of ex-prisoners who had been released in the Wafa al-Ahrar prisoner swap deal.
The occupation authorities sentenced Kilani to 18 years in jail over his involvement with al-Qassam resistance brigades the armed wing of Hamas. He had served 12 years in prison before he was released as part of the swap deal. He was re-arrested in 2014 and incarcerated for another four years.
