Released terrorist about fellow imprisoned terrorists: They “carried out the orders of the [PA] leadership”

Official PA TV News, on the release of terrorist prisoner Fuad Al-Shubaki, a senior PA official and weapons smuggler

Released terrorist prisoner Fuad Al-Shubaki: “[The prisoners] have sacrificed that which is most precious and carried out the orders of the [PA] leadership.The [PA] leadership. Now we need to find a solution for them...Everyone says that we need to make [prisoner exchange] deals and release our prisoners. We need to make sure that they will be released. There are those who have been [in prison for] 34 years, 37 years, or 38 years. What is going on?”

[Official PA TV News, March 13, 2023]

Fuad Al-Shubaki - Palestinian terrorist and senior PA official who was behind the attempt to smuggle 50 tons of illegal weapons to the Palestinian Authority aboard the Karine A weapons’ ship in 2002. Al-Shubaki was sentenced to a 20-year prison term that was later reduced to 17 years, and was released on March 13, 2023.