Israel has released 39 Palestinian prisoners in line with a Qatar-mediated deal that saw 13 Israeli captives freed by Hamas hours earlier. Qadura Fares, who heads the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club NGO, said 33 prisoners freed in the West Bank were handed to a team from the International Committee of the Red Cross. He said the … Read more
With children and pets in their arms and their belongings loaded onto donkey carts or car roofs, thousands of displaced Gaza Palestinians have set off for home as a four-day Israel-Hamas truce began. The din of war was replaced on Friday by the horns of traffic jams and sirens of ambulances making their way through … Read more
Thousands of Palestinians are held in Israeli jails and the number is increasing daily. Hamas has always made the freedom of Palestinian prisoners one of the conditions for the release of Israeli and foreign captives. And it’s one of the terms of the truce that is set to begin on Friday. An estimated 7,800 Palestinians … Read more
Raids and settler attacks on the occupied territory have escalated since the start of the war in Gaza. Israeli raids in the northern West Bank have killed three Palestinians, according to authorities, as violence in the occupied territory escalates amid the war in Gaza. Israeli forces killed one Palestinian in the town of Jenin and … Read more
UN human rights agency calls on Israel to protect West Bank Palestinians amid worsening tensions Global News UN rights chief urges probe of Israel’s ‘high-impact’ weapons Yahoo News Israel must protect Palestinians in West Bank: UN Reuters Both Israel and Hamas committing war crimes, says UN human rights chief The Independent UN human rights chief says both Israel and … Read more
Mahmoud wanted to be a journalist, just like his father. Determined to share the stories of his homeland with the world, the 16-year-old, known as “young Wael” together with his sister Khuloud, started recording videos during Israel’s most recent bombings of Gaza. “In Gaza, there is no place safe … this is the [fiercest] and … Read more
Escalating West Bank violence: Palestinians living in fear Al Jazeera English Israel-Hamas War Highlights: France calls on Israel to protect Palestinian population in West Bank Deccan Herald Israel detains 20 Palestinian women in West Bank escalation Middle East Eye Deadly Israeli raids continue in occupied West Bank Al Jazeera English Israel’s war rages in Gaza but fear and fury … Read more
Speaking in China, the UN secretary-general called for an ‘immediate humanitarian ceasefire’ in Israel and Gaza. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire” in the Israel-Gaza war. Speaking in Beijing just hours after the bombing of the al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza, Guterres said that Hamas “attacks cannot justify the … Read more
Thousands of Palestinians have fled to southern Gaza after Israel warned them to evacuate the north before a planned ground offensive against Hamas in response to its attack on Israel. However, those who fled to southern Khan Younis found no reprieve from Israel’s bombardment, as warplanes struck a four-storey building on Saturday, killing and wounding … Read more
Thousands of Palestinians have begun to flee their homes in the Gaza Strip after the Israeli military called for all civilians in the northern half of the besieged enclave to relocate south, as it amassed tanks for an expected ground assault. The United Nations warned on Friday that the order demanding the relocation of 1.1 … Read more