Published: 30 October 2020
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Rights group: Hamas frees Gazan man who met Israelis on Zoom (AP/US ABC News)
Gaza's Hamas authorities on Monday released three Palestinian peace campaigners who were jailed last April for holding an online video conference with Israeli participants, a rights group and the main defendant's family said
Rami Aman, 39, was detained in April along with seven members of his Gaza Youth Committee group after holding a two-hour Zoom meeting. The event drew dozens of peace activists, including Israelis.
Hamas convicts, but then frees activists who held Zoom conference with Israelis (Times of Israel)
Rami Aman was in Hamas prison since April, when he was arrested for joining a ‘Skype With Your Enemy’ conversation in which Israelis participated
Hamas releases peace activists arrested for Zoom call with Israelis (i24News)
The Hamas-run Permanent Military Court released two prisoners in the Gaza Strip, following their arrest in April for a conference call with Israelis, according to the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights. Prisoner's detention spurs human rights groups around the world to petition his release
Photo: Rami Aman
