He was imprisoned in Israel in 2003 and sentenced to 29 years but was released in a "goodwill gesture" in 2011. He was re-arrested and then deported to Gaza after a trial in 2013. He is associated with the ("secular") Popular Resistance Committees.
(h/t Bob Knot)
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