GAZA, August 4, 2012 (WAFA) – Three Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails joined the list of prisoners who have been in prison for more than 20 consecutive years bringing the total number of prisoners imprisoned for over 20 years to 66, according to a report published on Saturday.

Abdul Nasser Ferwaneh, a researcher specialized in prisoners’ affairs, said there are 113 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails who were arrested before the 1994 signing of the Oslo accords including one from the Golan Heights, 60 from the West Bank, 10 from Jerusalem, 28 from Gaza, and 14 Palestinians from inside Israel.

Kareem Younis, from inside Israel, who has been in jail for almost 30 years now, is the longest-serving Palestinian prisoner in Israeli jails, added Ferwaneh.

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