Nader Sadaqa, a released Palestinian prisoner and a prominent leader in the Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades, the military wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, planned and executed resistance operations against Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank. He was arrested in 2004 and sentenced to six life sentences and 45 years after being charged with 35 offenses by the occupation. He was the only prisoner in the occupation's jails belonging to the Samaritan community and was classified by Israel as 'dangerous.' He was released on October 13, 2025, as part of a prisoner exchange deal that emerged from the Sharm El-Sheikh agreement to cease fire in the Gaza Strip, which is part of a comprehensive plan proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump to end the war in the region.
Nader Saleh Mamdouh Sadaqa was born on June 12, 1977, on the slopes of Mount Gerizim in the city of Nablus in the northern West Bank. His origins trace back to the Samaritans, who are considered the smallest Jewish sect in the world, residing at the summit of Mount Gerizim in Nablus, and they speak ancient Hebrew alongside Arabic. The Samaritan community in Palestine claims to be 'descendants of the true Children of Israel, distinct from Jews, and possess the original version of the Torah.' Samaritans believe that Jews have no rights in the city of Jerusalem and maintain strong ties with Palestinians, with many of them participating in the resistance against Israeli occupation.
Nader received his primary education at Ibn Al-Haytham School in Nablus and his secondary education at King Talal School in the same city. In 1995, he enrolled in the Department of History and Archaeology at An-Najah National University in Nablus, where he obtained a bachelor's degree.
Military action was not my choice, but rather the choice of the phase, that phase in which we sought to express ourselves.
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Nader Sadaqa.. A Samaritan prisoner freed by the Palestinian resistance from Israel.