Palestinian terrorist expected to be swapped for hostages demanded Israel pay for her plastic surgery after explosive she detonated left her with serious burns
- Asraa Jabas was seriously disfigured after a gas cylinder exploded in attack
A Palestinian terrorist expected to be released in the hostage exchange controversially demanded Israel pay for her plastic surgery after injuring herself in an attack.
Asraa Jabas, 38, was seriously disfigured after a gas cylinder exploded during an attack in 2015 in the West Bank which also left a policeman badly hurt.
She was sentenced to eleven years but since being convicted has successfully applied twice for funding to have plastic surgery – sparking outrage.
The attack in the city of Ma'ale Adumim, 18 miles from Jerusalem, left the police officer involved with serious burns to his face.
As news spread that she was to be one of the prisoners released as part of the deal, several victims groups said they would file a petition to oppose her freedom.
Under Israeli law, when Palestinian inmates are freed as part of any deal their names are published on the Ministry of Justice website and anyone opposing the decision has 24 hours to file a claim.
Asraa Jabas, 38, was seriously disfigured after a gas cylinder exploded during an attack in 2015 in the West Bank
Israeli media reported that Jabas was on the list and had successfully been awarded two grants to have plastic surgery but a third one applying to have her nose rebuilt last year was refused.
Officials rejected the request as they said that unlike the surgery to her hands this was 'not necessary to maintain her heath'.
News reports from 2015 revealed how Jabas detonated a device close to a checkpoint after the 45-year-old policeman who was injured Moshe Chan, stopped her for acting suspiciously.
As she pulled to a halt she jumped out and shouted 'Allah Akbar' before detonating a gas cylinder hidden in her bag.
Both were taken to hospital for treatment to severe burns and Mr Chan, who was awarded a medal for his bravery, later expressed his surprise at learning she had applied for surgery.
He said: 'I have post-traumatic stress disorder and this woman who caused this is in prison getting an education and now applying for cosmetic surgery.
'Now this terrorist wants to do surgery, what's the conclusion? Every man who is going to carry out an attack, goes to prison, earns a degree and comes out handsome too.
'The entire nation of Israel is harmed by these attacks, and the terrorists are given the entire basket of medicines.
'We are an excellent country, but in these things where a person is in prison for causing harm, so I just don't understand how a person gets both a degree and cosmetic treatment.'
She was sentenced to eleven years but since being convicted has successfully applied twice for funding to have plastic surgery – sparking outrage
Other prisoners on the list are mainly men aged 18 or under involved in stone throwing and rioting in east Jerusalem and the West Bank.
Hardline National Security Minister Itama Ben Gvir, who wants to introduce the death penalty for terrorists, much to hostage families' fears, slammed the deal.
In a post on X formerly Twitter, he wrote it was a 'dangerous precedent' that 'repeated past mistakes' – referring to the deal that saw Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit freed in 2011 after being held by Hamas for five years.
He added:' We have a moral duty to bring everyone back, and we have no right or permission to agree to the idea of separating them and only bringing some back.'
Mr Gvir went on to slam the deal for not securing he release of all women and children and branded it 'immoral, illogical and very far from enough 'adding it 'should have been done different'.
He went on:' Hamas wanted this truce more than anything, it also wanted to get rid of the women and children in the first stage because they caused international pressure.
'It wanted to get in exchange fuel, the release of terrorists and even reconnaissance flight ban. It got all of those.'
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