Nassem waited two years to be reunited with his wife and four children in Gaza, surviving an Israeli prison where he was held without charge and without contact with the outside world.
The 30-year-old Palestinian was arrested by the Israeli military in December 2023 at a checkpoint in Gaza, and was among 1,700 Palestinians from the Strip – all held without charge or trial – released in a ceasefire exchange swap brokered by Donald Trump.
