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- Iraq released Israeli-Canadian Benjamin Hassin after more than a decade in prison.
- His death sentence was annulled in November 2025 after a sulha agreement.
- Alan Dershowitz and ZAKA said $250,000 and $120,000 were raised to persuade the victim’s family.
- US attorney Allen Lowy and former Israeli foreign official Eyal Siso helped negotiate Hassin’s freedom.
- Former Israeli minister Ayoob Kara coordinated with Hassin’s father and posted a video urging release.