JERUSALEM, Thursday, October 24, 2019 (WAFA) – Israeli occupation authorities released today Palestinian journalist Mustafa Al-Kharouf, after all Israeli attempts to deport him abroad failed.
Al-Kharouf has been arbitrarily detained at Givon prison in Ramle since January 22, 2019. His arrest came after the Israeli Ministry of Interior Affairs refused his application for family unification on alleged security grounds, and ordered his immediate deportation to Jordan, where he has no legal rights to reside and will remain stateless.
While two Israeli courts have upheld his deportation decision, al-Kharouf’s lawyer has successfully filed an appeal request to the Israeli Supreme Court, which later reversed the decision.
The 32-year-old Palestinian photojournalist was born to an Algerian mother and a Palestinian Jerusalemite father. He lives in occupied East Jerusalem with his wife Tamam al-Kharouf and 18-month-old daughter Asia. He had moved to East Jerusalem with his family from Algeria when he was 12.
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