The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) released on Friday Palestinian prisoner Khitam Saafin a noted woman human rights defender after holding her for 19 months in jail.
The Israeli occupation forces had kidnaped Saafin on November 2 2020 from her home in Beitunia town in Ramallah. Later an Israeli military commander ordered Saafin to be placed under administrative detention for six months but the period was reduced to four months the following day.
Seven months later her file was turned into a case and she was sentenced to 19 months in prison.
Khitam Saafin is president of the Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees and member of the General Secretariat of the General Union of Palestinian Women. Her work focuses on empowering Palestinian women and advocating against human rights violations resulting from the Israeli occupation.
