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ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY: RELEASE AYMAN BANI OWDA IMMEDIATELY

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ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY: RELEASE AYMAN BANI OWDA IMMEDIATELY
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Ayman Bani Owda, also known as Ayman Ghrayeb, Palestinian human rights defender and social worker from Tammoun (Tubas Governorate) in the occupied West Bank, is held without charges or trial in an Israeli jail outside the occupied territory for his human rights work. A father of four, Bani Owda has been arbitrarily detained by Israeli forces since November 17, 2025. An Israeli military court confirmed a six-month administrative detention order against him on December 14, 2025. Israeli authorities must immediately and unconditionally release him.

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Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth, IDF Central Command

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