(Ynet News) Alex Fishman - Ayman Sharouna, who was sentenced to 38 years for involvement in deadly terror attacks in Beersheba, was released in the Gilad Shalit deal in 2011 and arrested again in 2012 for breaking release conditions. Following a hunger strike, Israel released Sharouna in March 2013. He has since become a central figure in a special Hamas unit established to coordinate terror attacks in the West Bank. Another released Hamas prisoner, Saleh Al Arouri, did several stints in Israeli jails before being released in 2010. Today, he heads up terror activity for Hamas in the West Bank and Gaza while operating out of Turkey, with the backing of the Turkish government.
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