A Gaza company that operates water desalination plants serving nearly half of the enclave’s population says it has resumed operations after Hamas-led security agents freed a staff member they detained on Monday.
A statement issued by the Abdul Salam Yassin Company, whose services reach more than 1 million people, says the decision to resume operations came after the issue was resolved, adding that the staff member is “fine and in good health.”
The company apologizes for what it says was a “misunderstanding” that led to the detention of its employee and affirms its respect for the Hamas-led government in Gaza.
Hamas government officials declined comment on the arrest, but a source confirms the employee was freed, without elaborating on the reasons for his detention.
The Palestinian terror group has been gradually reasserting control in areas of Gaza from which Israeli forces have withdrawn under an October 10 ceasefire deal as talks over the war-devastated territory’s future grind on.
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