Zakaria Zubeidi, a former leader of a Palestinian fighter group jailed for attacks that killed several Israelis, was released as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, AFP reports.
Zubeidi, 49, rose to prominence during the Second Intifada, a Palestinian uprising in the early 2000s, becoming one of the most well-known militant leaders in Jenin and its refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.
It was during the uprising that Zubeidi’s mother was shot and killed when the Israeli army raided the camp.
He is known by Israeli security services as the man behind several deadly, high-profile attacks against Israelis.
