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HEBRON (Ma'an) -- Israeli authorities released two Islamic Jihad-affiliated prisoners from jail on Friday, a local group said.

The Muhjat al-Quds Foundation for Prisoners and Martyrs said Waad Arafat Mustafa al-Hidmi, 23, from Surif village near Hebron andMuhammad Hassan Issa Adi, 22, from the Beit Ummar were released from prison.

Al-Hidmi has spent four years in jail and was last detained in September 2014, when he was sentenced to administrative detention. Adi has spent two years in jail and was sentenced to administrative detention on June 5, 2013.

Administrative detention refers to an Israeli policy of detaining Palestinians indefinitely without charge or trial. Palestinians are typically sentenced to periods of three months in administrative detention, which can be renewed multiple times.