Israeli occupation released Wednesday, March 15, a Palestinian detainee from the Gaza Strip after spending 16 years in Israeli prisons.

Local Palestinian sources reported that the Israeli occupation released Amer Nabhan Al-Arouqi, 37, from Al-Maghazi camp, after spending 16 years in their prisons.

They added that Al-Arouki’s release was through the Beit Hanoun checkpoint in the northern Gaza Strip.