Danial Tahayneh, born from a sperm smuggled from prison.

JENIN, August 25, 2018 (WAFA) – Wife of Palestinian prisoner in Israeli jails, Mohammad Mutaib Tahayneh, from Silat al-Harthiyeh village, west of the  northern West Bank city of Jenin, gave birth on Saturday after she had conceived from sperm from her imprisoned husband smuggled from the prison, according to Tahayneh’s family.

Tahayneh’s wife, Rasha, has undergone an IVF treatment at a fertility center in the occupied West Bank and the procedure was a success. She delivered a healthy baby boy at the Specialized Arab Hospital in Nablus, said the family. The boy was named Danial.

Tahayneh is serving 19 years in Israeli jails and has spent 16 years of his sentence.

Several Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have resorted to smuggling of sperm out of prisons in order to become father.

Wives of the prisoners gained support for the procedure after the Palestinian Authority’s religious council decreed the IVF treatment permissible for the wives of prisoners.

M.N./M.K.