The Israeli prison authority on Thursday released Palestinian journalist Qutaiba Qasem 29 after he spent 25 months in an Israeli jail.
A Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reporter said that Qutaiba from Bethlehem was released at al-Dhahirya (Mitar) crossing.
Qasem who is also a noted political activist had been taken prisoner in December 2014 at al-Container checkpoint northeast of Bethlehem.
Immediately following his detention at the time the Israeli army raided his home and confiscated personal belongings including computers.
He already served about four years intermittently in Israeli jails and was detained by the Palestinian Authority security apparatuses several times.
