Israel releases Hamas co-founder, father of 'Green Prince,' after more than two years of detention
Hassan Yousef, a co-founder of Hamas, has been released from Israeli detention after more than two years. Yousef is a senior leader of Hamas in the West Bank and co-founded the group in 1987. His release comes after 28 months in Israel's Ofer prison, where he was being held without trial.
- ▪Hassan Yousef co-founded Hamas in 1987 along with Sheikh Ahmed Yassin and other Palestinian members of the Muslim Brotherhood.
- ▪Yousef is a senior leader of Hamas in the West Bank.
- ▪He was released from Israel's Ofer prison after 28 months of detention.
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| Original publisher | JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World |
| Canonical URL | https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-899206 |
| Publication time | Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:17:03 GMT |
| Retrieval time | 2026-06-12T21:38:08.910Z |
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Israel releases Hamas co-founder, father of 'Green Prince,' after more than two years of detentionYousef is a senior leader of Hamas in the West Bank, having co-founded the group in 1987 along with Sheikh Ahmed Yassin and other Palestinian members of the Muslim Brotherhood. Follow us on GooglePalestinians greet and congratulate Hassan Yousef (center), Hamas co-founder, following his release on January 19, 2014 after spending 28 months in Israel's Ofer prison, near the West Bank city of Ramallah.(photo credit: Abbas Momani/AFP via Getty Images)
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