A zionist military court extended on Thursday the remand of a senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad member Sheikh Bassam Al-Saadi.

The occupation court extended the detention of Saadi by six days, according to local sources.

 Al Saadi, who was arrested on August 1 by zionist occupation troops in the West Bank city of Jenin, has served seven terms in an israeli prison.

After his arrest, the Zionist occupation began closing off cities around the Gaza Strip border, fearing retaliation.

Then, last Friday, the occupation military launched a brutal aggression on Gaza, killing more than 40 Palestinians, and injuring nearly 300 others.

Nearly three days of fighting later, an Egypt-brokered ceasefire agreement was signed, with Islamic Jihad saying Saadi and another Palestinian detainee, Khalil Awawdeh, will be released.

After the ceasefire took into effect on Sunday, zionist occupation denied any intention to release Saadi and Awawdeh. (ILKHA)