ANKARA (AA) – Palestinian prisoners released by the Israeli army after being detained in Gaza describe severe physical and psychological torture they experienced in prisons. A group of prisoners who were detained and tortured by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip and later released were brought to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the city of De...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP Thirty Palestinian prisoners were freed overnight Wednesday, Israeli prison authorities said. “During the night, 30 male and female security prisoners were released from a number of prison facilities,” the country’s prison service said in a statement. Among those freed was Ahed Tamimi, a 22-ye...
Palestinian Territories – AFP Hamas is willing to extend the truce for four days and release more Israelis in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, a source close to the group said Wednesday, as mediators sought a lasting halt to the conflict. The truce is scheduled to expire early Thursday. Qatari mediators said they were working for [&he...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Ten Israelis held in the Gaza Strip were handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Israeli Channel 12 reported on Tuesday, without providing further details. There was no official comment from Hamas and Israel regarding the report. Hamas on Tuesday released a list of 30 Palestinian inmates held [&helli...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP Israel’s prison authority said early Tuesday that 33 Palestinian prisoners had been released “during the night” under the terms of the deal with Hamas. The release brought the total number of detainees freed by Israel during the initial, four-day pause in the fighting to 150.
Barcelona, Spain — AFP The EU’s top foreign policy official Josep Borrell has called for an extension of the truce in the Gaza Strip, which is to end on Tuesday. The four-day pause has seen tearful reunions of dozens of Palestinian prisoners as well as the return of Israeli hostages in the first relief in […]
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...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that the prisoner swap with Hamas will not include the release of Palestinians sentenced for killing Israelis. Netanyahu, addressing a news conference, also said that the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will be allowed to visit the other captives in Gaza to pro...
Vatican City, Holy See – AFP Pope Francis on Wednesday met separately with Israeli relatives of those held in Gaza and of Palestinian prisoners in Israel, saying both sides “suffer so much”. At the end of his weekly audience at the Vatican, the 86-year-old pontiff called for prayers for peace, saying of both groups: “Th...
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 ...
