The Israeli occupation released Thursday two Palestinian prisoners, Raafat and Nazem Al-Asous, after the pair spent over two decades in Israeli prisons.

The two cousins from Burin, Nablus, have spent the past 20 years in the occupation's prison. They had been detained in the desert prison in Al-Naqab.

The Prisoners Information Office explained that the two prisoners were released after they each spent about 20 years in prison, with Raafat turning 41 and Nazem turning 44 while in prison.

بعد اعتقال دام 20 عامًا في سجون الاحتلال..#صور| الإفراج عن الأسيرين رأفت العسعوس (41 عامًا) وناظم العسعوس (44 عامًا)، من بلدة بورين جنوب #نابلس pic.twitter.com/oDNcqFPOEJ

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The Israeli occupation imprisoned Raafat during the 2000 Al-Aqsa Intifada, also known as the Second Intifada. As he was serving his sentence, he wrote a book entitled "a journey through the mazes of captivity", an autobiography touching on his experiences while in prison.

During the two decades he spent in prison, Nazem lost his mother, father, and wounded brother, Maher.