Wasfi Kabha ( ar, وصفي كبهة) (1958/9 – November 2021) was a Palestinian politician. He was Minister of Prisoners' Affairs of the

Palestinian National Authority The Palestinian National Authority (PA or PNA; ar, السلطة الوطنية الفلسطينية '), commonly known as the Palestinian Authority and officially the State of Palestine,

in the

Palestinian Government of March 2006 The Palestinian Authority Government of March 2006, also known as the First Haniyeh Government, was a government of the Palestinian National Authority (PA), led by Ismail Haniyeh, that was sworn in on 29 March 2006 and was followed by the Pale ...

and is one of the most prominent leaders of the Islamic movement in the West Bank.Israel releases ex-minister after 10 months in prison
. The Middle East Monitor, 22 May 2015 and Minister of State in

Palestinian National Unity Government of March 2007 The Second Haniyeh Government, also known as the Palestinian National Unity Government of March 2007 ( ar, المجلس الفلسطيني لآذار 17 2007), was a Palestinian Authority unity government headed by Ismail Haniyeh, the Prime Mini ...

. After the

Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip The Battle of Gaza, also referred to as Hamas's takeover of Gaza, was a military conflict between Fatah and Hamas, that took place in the Gaza Strip between June 10 and 15, 2007. It was a prominent event in the Fatah–Hamas conflict, centered o ...

in 2007, President

Mahmoud Abbas Mahmoud Abbas ( ar, مَحْمُود عَبَّاس, Maḥmūd ʿAbbās; born 15 November 1935), also known by the kunya Abu Mazen ( ar, أَبُو مَازِن, links=no, ), is the president of the State of Palestine and the Palestinian Natio ...

acquitted all Hamas cabinet members including Kabha, who was replaced by Ashraf al-Ajrami.

Israeli detention

Wasfi Kabha was kidnapped by the

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

i authorities in June 2006, along with other Hamas ministers and parliament members in a clampdown against their organization. During his eleven-day

detainment Detention is the process whereby a state or private citizen lawfully holds a person by removing their freedom or liberty at that time. This can be due to (pending) criminal charges preferred against the individual pursuant to a prosecution or to ...

he claimed being abused by interrogators. On 21 May 2015, he was released by the Israeli authorities after spending 10 months in

administrative detention Administrative detention is arrest and detention of individuals by the state without trial. A number of jurisdictions claim that it is done for security reasons. Many countries claim to use administrative detention as a means to combat terrorism ...

Death

Kabha died of complications from

COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei, identified in Wuhan, China, in December ...

Barta'a Barta'a ( ar, برطعة, he, בַּרְטַּעָה) is a town in Israel and the Palestinian territories that straddles both sides of the Green Line in the Wadi Ara (or Nahal 'Iron) region. Western Barta'a is in the Haifa District of Israel, a ...

in November 2021, at the age of 69.

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1950s births Year of birth uncertain 2021 deaths Hamas members Government ministers of the Palestinian National Authority State ministers of Palestine Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in the State of Palestine {{Palestine-bio-stub

Israeli detention

Death

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