A former member of the Palestinian Authority (PA) police force in Gaza petitioned the Israeli Supreme Court on Sunday to issue an order requiring Israel to let him stay because he fears for his life if he is returned to the Hamas-controlled area. Another option is for him to be released to Judea or Samaria.
Ynet reports that the 24-year-old Gaza resident is scheduled to be released from an Israeli jail next week after serving time for illegal infiltration. He claims that his case has not been reviewed by a Defense Ministry committee that deals in PA residents who are threatened.
The petitioner claims he escaped from Hamas imprisonment, where he was placed after being attacked a number of times after Hamas took over Gaza from Fatah. He infiltrated with the aim of turning himself into Israeli authorities, after Hamas members shot him in the hand in October 2008.