JERUSALEM (AA): Israeli authorities released 39 Palestinian prisoners as part of an exchange deal with Hamas on Friday. An Anadolu correspondent in the West Bank said the first batch of 39 Palestinian prisoners was released from the Israeli Ofer prison, west of Ramallah. Under the Israel-Hamas deal, the prisoners will be released in batches ov...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli forces stormed the homes of two Palestinian prisoners set to be released as part of the hostage swap deal with Hamas, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Club said on Friday. “The Israeli occupation (forces) stormed the homes of the two female captives, Amani Al-Hashem and Zeina Abdo, in Jerusalem, and warne...
Palestinian Territories – AFP A four-day pause in Israel’s war against Palestine took effect at 7:00 am (0500 GMT) on Friday. The truce agreement, negotiated by Qatar, Egypt and the United States, brought the first pause in a seven-week-old war during which Israel has killed more than 14,000 Palestinians in Gaza, most of them child...
LONDON (AA) – Wednesday’s general election in the Netherlands has produced an unpredicted win for far-right politician Geert Wilders’ Party for Freedom, as it won 34 seats in the 150-seat parliament with 98% of the votes counted. Wilders, who is a staunch anti-Islam populist, has doubled his party’s votes since 2021, with one...
ANKARA (AA) — A former Israeli minister has said the “solution” to the situation in the Gaza Strip is the “complete departure” of its over 2 million Palestinian inhabitants. Speaking on Israeli Channel 13, former Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked said recently that the city of Khan Younis, located in the southern Gaza Stri...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army has detained the director of Al-Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli Broadcasting Authority said on Thursday. Khaled Abu Samra, a doctor at Al-Shia Hospital, also told Anadolu that Mohammad Abu Salmiya, the director of the hospital, has been detained by the Israeli army. “The occupati...
HOUSTON, US (AA) – A civil rights group on Tuesday released audio from X Spaces (formerly Twitter Spaces) that appeared to show pro-Israel activists planning to target Michigan US Rep. Rashida Tlaib. Tlaib, the first woman of Palestinian descent in the US Congress and one of its first Muslim women, was scheduled to visit Arizona [&hellip...
JERUSALEM (AA/AFP) – As Israel and Hamas announced a truce-for-hostage deal on Wednesday, Israeli media revealed details of the agreement. According to Israeli Channel 12, the deal is expected to be implemented on Thursday or Friday. Under the Qatar-mediated agreement, 50 Israelis held by Hamas will be released in exchange for 150 Palestinian ...
Geneva, Switzerland – AFP Fuel shortages, a lack of water and worsening sanitation in Gaza, along with attacks on health care and mass displacement, are creating “a perfect storm for tragedy”, the UN warned Tuesday. Here are some key numbers highlighted by the United Nations: – Impact on children – Israel’s ...
Palestinian Territories — AFP Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has said that a truce agreement with Israel is in sight, raising likelihood of dozens of people taken prisoners on October 7 being released. There was no immediate response from Israel on the status of negotiation efforts to secure the release. Some prisoners have been released by...
