HEBRON, November 28, 2011 (WAFA) – The Israeli army Monday arrested a Palestinian ex-detainee, who was released in 2009 after being diagnosed with cancer, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Club (PPC).

Amjad Najjar, head of PPC in Hebron, told WAFA that Hamzah al-Tarayreh, 23, from Bani Naim, a town east of Hebron city, was arrested at the “Container” checkpoint, which links the north of the West Bank to the south, on his way back from a visit to Jordan for medical treatment.

Najjar condemned the renewed arrest of released, ill prisoners, considering it a violation of humanitarian and international norms, and called on international and rights groups to intervene and save al-Tarayreh, who needs continuous medical treatment.

According to PPC, al-Tarayreh was arrested in 2008 and diagnosed with mouth (oral) cancer in 2009. About a month later, the Israeli Supreme Court released him due to his deteriorated health condition.

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