Among them are the brothers and relatives of the released prisoner Ashraf Zghayyar - Arrests and extensive raids
In targeting and pursuing the prisoners released in the exchange deal, the occupation forces stormed the home of the released prisoner Ashraf Munir Zghayyar and his relatives in Kufor Aqab, Al-Ram and Beit Hanina, and carried out arrests that included 9 young men from the family, including the two brothers of the released prisoner.
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center - Jerusalem, quoting Munir Zghayyar - the father of the released prisoner Ashraf - explained that the occupation forces stormed the home of the released prisoner Ashraf Zghayyar in Kufor Aqab, and conducted a field investigation with him, during which the forces detained the family members inside one of the rooms of the house and began a large-scale search of all the rooms and contents of the house.
Zghayyar said that the forces carried out an operation to sabotage all the contents of the house, and deliberately smashed and broke the furniture, and confiscated the phones of the family members during the raid.
Zghayyar added that the forces arrested the two brothers of the released prisoner, Obada and Abdullah Zghayyar, and assaulted Obada during the raid.
Last Saturday, the occupation authorities released the freed prisoner Ashraf Zghayyar, after he had served 23 years of his sentence of 6 life sentences, as part of the exchange deal between Israel and Hamas "the first stage/second batch".
The occupation forces also raided the homes of the relatives of the freed prisoner Zghayyar, in Kufor Aqab, Al-Ram and Beit Hanina, and arrested the following:
1. Hamza Zghayyar
2. Adi Zghayyar
3. Jihad Zghayyar
4. Basem Zghayyar
5. Othman Zghayyar
6. Sufian Zghayyar
7. Mu’taz Zghayyar
They also arrested the freed prisoners Majed Al-Jubeh, Izz Al-Din and his brother Sbeih Abu Sbeih, and Mahmoud Al-Tiryaqi "from Kufor Aqab, Al-Tur, and the Old City of Jerusalem".
The occupation police said in a statement that they carried out arrests on the background of participating in the reception one of the freed prisoners in the exchange deal, raising Hamas flags and firing shots in the air.
The occupation forces stormed the home of the released prisoner Ashraf Zghayyar last Saturday, two hours after his release and arrival at his home in Kufor Aqab, and searched and vandalized the contents of the house and arrested Amir Zghayyar - the brother of the released prisoner - and extended his detention until Wednesday.