{"id":15610,"date":"2025-04-10T14:55:07","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T14:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=15610"},"modified":"2025-04-10T14:55:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T14:55:07","slug":"ahmad-manasra-freed-after-9-years-in-israeli-prison-childhood-lost-behind-bars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/04\/10\/ahmad-manasra-freed-after-9-years-in-israeli-prison-childhood-lost-behind-bars\/","title":{"rendered":"Ahmad Manasra Freed After 9 Years in Israeli Prison: Childhood Lost Behind Bars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-Israeli occupation authorities on Thursday released Ahmad Manasra, a Palestinian from Jerusalem who was arrested at the age of 13 and imprisoned for nearly nine and a half years.<\/p>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-202\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 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first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"198\" data-end=\"375\">Lawyer Khaled Zabarqa stated, \u201cAhmad Manasra has been released after 9 years and a half of suffering, pain, and hardship, having faced immense challenges inside Israeli prison.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"377\" data-end=\"530\">He noted that Israeli authorities released Manasra \u201cfar from the prison so that his family couldn\u2019t receive him, leaving him alone in an isolated place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"532\" data-end=\"637\">A person found Manasra in the Beersheba area (south) and contacted his family, who later met up with him.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6763\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6763\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6763 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/An-Israeli-channel-reveals-severe-torture-suffered-by-Palestinian-prisoners-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"An Israeli channel reveals severe torture suffered by Palestinian prisoners.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/An-Israeli-channel-reveals-severe-torture-suffered-by-Palestinian-prisoners-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/An-Israeli-channel-reveals-severe-torture-suffered-by-Palestinian-prisoners-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/An-Israeli-channel-reveals-severe-torture-suffered-by-Palestinian-prisoners-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/An-Israeli-channel-reveals-severe-torture-suffered-by-Palestinian-prisoners-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/An-Israeli-channel-reveals-severe-torture-suffered-by-Palestinian-prisoners-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/An-Israeli-channel-reveals-severe-torture-suffered-by-Palestinian-prisoners-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/An-Israeli-channel-reveals-severe-torture-suffered-by-Palestinian-prisoners-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/An-Israeli-channel-reveals-severe-torture-suffered-by-Palestinian-prisoners.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6763\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Five Israeli Soldiers Charged with Torturing Gaza Prisoner, Causing Severe Injuries<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-start=\"532\" data-end=\"637\">From Childhood to Chains: Manasra\u2019s Silent Struggle Ends in Freedom<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"639\" data-end=\"858\">Zabarqa explained, \u201cThe family was waiting for him in front of Nafha Prison (south), but he was released in a location far from the prison\u201d\u2014a move aimed at denying him a proper homecoming and celebration of his freedom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"860\" data-end=\"1087\">Israel had arrested Manasra on October 12, 2015, when he was just 13 years old, claiming he intended to carry out a stabbing attack in the \u201cPisgat Ze\u2019ev\u201d settlement in northern Jerusalem. He was sentenced to 12 years in prison.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1089\" data-end=\"1188\">Israeli police shot and killed his cousin, Hassan Manasra (15), who was with him during the arrest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1190\" data-end=\"1357\">Zabarqa said: \u201cManasra entered prison as a child and faced a brutal world. He never got to experience childhood\u2014he entered prison at age 13 and is now released at 23.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1359\" data-end=\"1550\">He added, \u201cThe Israeli authorities did not treat Manasra as a child or even according to legal standards for dealing with minors. Rather, they dealt with him from a purely racist standpoint.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1552\" data-end=\"1723\">\u201cHe suffered greatly, but he triumphed over his suffering and now emerges to expose the policies, slogans, and false values that the Israeli authorities promote,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4227\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4227\" style=\"width: 863px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4227 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Israeli-Forces-Detain-Dozens-of-Palestinians-Including-Elders-and-Children-While-Naked-in-One-of-the-Fields-in-Gaza.jpg\" alt=\"Israeli Forces\" width=\"863\" height=\"727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Israeli-Forces-Detain-Dozens-of-Palestinians-Including-Elders-and-Children-While-Naked-in-One-of-the-Fields-in-Gaza.jpg 863w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Israeli-Forces-Detain-Dozens-of-Palestinians-Including-Elders-and-Children-While-Naked-in-One-of-the-Fields-in-Gaza-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Israeli-Forces-Detain-Dozens-of-Palestinians-Including-Elders-and-Children-While-Naked-in-One-of-the-Fields-in-Gaza-768x647.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Israeli-Forces-Detain-Dozens-of-Palestinians-Including-Elders-and-Children-While-Naked-in-One-of-the-Fields-in-Gaza-150x126.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Israeli-Forces-Detain-Dozens-of-Palestinians-Including-Elders-and-Children-While-Naked-in-One-of-the-Fields-in-Gaza-450x379.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 863px) 100vw, 863px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4227\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Israeli Forces Detain Dozens of Palestinians, Including Elders and Children, While Naked in One of the Fields in Gaza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"77\"><strong data-start=\"19\" data-end=\"76\">Ahmad Manasra: A Childhood Silenced by Prison Walls<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1725\" data-end=\"1953\">According to Zabarqa, Israeli authorities summoned Manasra\u2019s father on Wednesday and imposed restrictions on his release, forbidding the family from celebrating or showing joy\u2014including welcoming guests or speaking to the media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1955\" data-end=\"2114\">He mentioned that authorities also summoned Manasra for interrogation later today at the Russian Compound police station in West Jerusalem for unknown reasons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2116\" data-end=\"2340\">The lawyer added, \u201cManasra endured unprecedented harsh conditions in prison, and even that did not soften the stance of the Israeli judiciary, which ignored his mental state, his childhood, and the fact that he was a minor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2342\" data-end=\"2417\">\u201cWe can say that the childhood of Ahmad Manasra was assassinated,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2419\" data-end=\"2714\">Following his arrest, a video was leaked showing Manasra being interrogated by an Israeli officer who treated him with violence, shouting, and threats. In the video, the child appeared crying, saying, \u201cI\u2019m not sure\u201d and \u201cI don\u2019t remember,\u201d while the investigator continued to scream in his face.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-Israeli occupation authorities on Thursday released Ahmad Manasra, a Palestinian from Jerusalem who was arrested at the age of 13 and imprisoned for nearly nine and a half years. Lawyer Khaled Zabarqa stated, \u201cAhmad Manasra has been released after 9 years and a half of suffering, pain, and hardship, having faced immense challenges inside Israeli &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15616,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[4720,1035,920],"class_list":["post-15610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-ahmad-manasra","tag-israeli-prisoners","tag-palestinian-children"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ahmad Manasra Freed After 9 Years in Israeli Prison: Childhood Lost Behind Bars - Watan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ahmad Manasra, a Palestinian arrested at age 13, has been released after 9.5 years in 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