The oldest Palestinian prisoner in an Israeli jail was released after serving a 17-year sentence for arms smuggling, an advocacy group and his son said. Fuad Shubaki, 83, was released from Ashkelon prison, confirmed by Shubaki’s son, Hazem. As Shubaki arrived in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, to visit the tomb of his close ally the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, Palestinian officials jostled to get close to him.
