Hamas condemns 'vindictive' re-arrest of Palestinian speaker Aziz Dweik

Hamas issued a statement on Thursday "strongly condemning" the re-arrest of Aziz Dweik, the speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council, by Israeli forces from his home in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron.

The Palestinian movement, which Dweik is a member of, called the arrest "vindictive". 

"We hold the occupation fully responsible for his life and safety, and we affirm that attempts to break the will of Dr Aziz Dweik and the will of our heroic detainees will fail."

Dweik, 77, was arbitrarily arrested in October and placed under administrative detention without trial or charge for nearly nine months. He was released last week. 

In an interview with Al Jazeera Arabic days after his release, he accused Israeli forces of widespread abuse against Palestinian prisoners, including deliberate food deprivation and medical negligence.