Dean of Palestinian and Arab prisoners, member of the Central Committee of the “Fatah” movement, ProfFighter Karim Younes (66 years old), at dawn on Thursday, freedom, after four decades of imprisonment in the prisons of the Israeli occupation.
The Israeli occupation authorities deliberately released the fighter Younes at dawn and left him alone in the town of Raanana near Tel Aviv, without informing his family in an attempt to disturb their joy and spoil his reception.
According to Wafa Agency, upon his arrival in his hometown, the editor, Yunus, visited the house of his fellow captives mother, Maher Yunis, and then went to visit the graves of his parents who died while in captivity .
Karim hugged the grave of his father, who died 10 years ago and was forbidden to meet him for more than 17. He also wept bitterly at the grave of his mother, Subhiya Younes, who died only 8 months ago and eagerly awaiting the his release.
Karim Younis said in front of the cemetery: “My mother was an ambassador for all prisoners of freedom. My mother endured more than she could, but she chose to see me from heaven after a long wait.”
He added, “All of our people deserve every veneration of peace … and our families are calling for national unity because it is the law of victory.”
He continued: “We are ready to offer another 40 years for the freedom of our people, and this determination and giving is present in all prisoners.”
Soon after hearing the news of prisoner Karim Younes’ release, large crowds from Palestinian cities across the 48 territories flocked to his family’s home to participate in his release celebrations.
The story of Karim Younes began on the morning of January 6, 1983, when an occupation-affiliated special unit raided an engineering laboratory at Ben-Gurion University in Beersheba, members of which stood at the door to make sure it was safe. ‘internal.
And in the laboratory where the two Palestinian students, Karim Younes and Riyad Mahameed, were experimenting with one of the inventions, they were asked: Which of you is generous? So Karim left what he had in his hand and headed for the Special Forces, leaving two pencils and ink and his university bag on the study table, and from that day on Karim never returned to his house.
