JERUSALEM (AA) – Several Palestinians held by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip have died inside a detention center in southern Israel, according to the Israeli media. The Haaretz newspaper said hundreds of Palestinian detainees were held inside a detention center in Beersheba for several weeks. “Many of them died inside the center,” the daily ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army has said that the bodies of two of its soldiers and a civilian held captive by the Palestinian resistance group Hamas have been recovered, without providing further details about the date and location. According to a statement issued by the Israeli army, “The bodies of hostages CPL Nik Beizer, […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army claimed Tuesday that it had recovered the bodies of two of its prisoners held by Hamas from the Gaza Strip. A military statement said the bodies of Eden Zacharia, 28, and Sergeant Major Ziv Dado, 36, were brought back from Gaza. The two were taken prisoner by Hamas during […]
Palestinian Territories — AFP Israel bombed southern Gaza’s main city on Monday after Hamas warned no Israeli prisoners would leave the territory alive unless its demands for the release of Palestinian prisoners were met. Israel has killed nearly 18,000 people — mostly women and children — in a deadly military offensive...
ISTANBUL, Türkiye (AA) – The Palestinian movement Hamas said on Saturday that Israel shows no concern about the lives of its captives in Gaza, following a failed attempt by the army to free a captive soldier, which led to his death. Hamas stated on Telegram: “The occupation (Israeli) imagining the possibility of liberating its captives [&helli...
Palestinian Territories – AFP Israel said Monday it was open to extending the pause in its war against Palestinians living in Gaza if Hamas continued to release captive Israelis. US President Joe Biden, top EU envoy Josep Borrell and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg have all joined a global chorus demanding that the break be [&hel...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – The return of Israeli prisoners and the suspension of hostilities between Israel and Hamas are steps toward eventual peace, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said. “This is an important bit of progress, but we have to redouble our efforts now to get toward a lasting peace,” Trudeau told reporters on […]...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The release of Israeli prisoners from the Gaza Strip would begin at 10 a.m. local time (0800GMT) each day after an exchange of lists of people to be released by each side and handed over through the Red Cross, the Israeli media reported citing an unnamed official. “According to the outlines of […]
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army has detained at least 90 Palestinians from different areas across the occupied West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem, a nongovernmental organization said. In a statement, the Palestinian Prisoners Society said the new arrests, including a Palestinian woman, brought the total number of Palestinians de...
Geneva, Switzerland – AFP The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday called for Hamas to provide proof of life of the prisoners it is holding and release them all on health grounds. The WHO said the International Committee of the Red Cross should be allowed immediate medical access to ascertain their health status, while it [&helli...
