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Jamal Hasan NabaaAge: 64 yearsPlace of residence: ShebaaDate of arrest: July 24, 2006Place of arrest: Beit Jin, Damascus countrysideDetention duration: 18 years and 4 monthsDetention locations: “Palestine Branch” and “Branch 48” (2006); Sednaya Prison (2006-2011); Adra Prison (2011-2024)Date of release: Dec. 8, 2024, fall of the Assad regimeIt was July 24, 2006, in the midst of the war in Lebanon, when shepherd Jamal Hassan Nabaa, fled his village of Shebaa, in the Hasbaya district, for Beit Jin, in the Damascus countryside, accompanied by his six-year-old son, Mohammad, and his flock of sheep. He crossed plains and forests, trying to protect his livestock from Israeli bombings and air raids.Upon arriving in Beit Jin, the young father was intercepted by the Syrian army border patrol. The soldiers invited him to follow them to the Qatna...
Jamal Hasan NabaaAge: 64 yearsPlace of residence: ShebaaDate of arrest: July 24, 2006Place of arrest: Beit Jin, Damascus countrysideDetention duration: 18 years and 4 monthsDetention locations: “Palestine Branch” and “Branch 48” (2006); Sednaya Prison (2006-2011); Adra Prison (2011-2024)Date of release: Dec. 8, 2024, fall of the Assad regimeIt was July 24, 2006, in the midst of the war in Lebanon, when shepherd Jamal Hassan Nabaa, fled his village of Shebaa, in the Hasbaya district, for Beit Jin, in the Damascus countryside, accompanied by his six-year-old son, Mohammad, and his flock of sheep. He crossed plains and forests, trying to protect his livestock from Israeli bombings and air raids.Upon arriving in Beit Jin, the young father was intercepted by the Syrian army border patrol. The soldiers invited him to follow them to the...
