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‘They beat us every day’: Freed Palestinian prisoners allege abuse in Israeli jails

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Palestinian prisoners released during Gaza’s ceasefire deal have alleged abuse inside Israel’s jails – saying they feel “mixed” emotions about being freed as they fear the fragile truce will not hold and that they may be arrested again. “Our main goal now is to help Thaer to continue his studies.” Israel said the people on the list to be released were arrested for offences related to Israel’s security, from throwing stones to more serious accusations like attempted murder. open image in gallery Freed Palestinian prisoners are carried aloft after being released from an Israeli jail as part of a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal in Gaza between Hamas and Israel “I witnessed many repressions, where the guards brutally took the girls out of the cells, put them on the ground, heads down, hands cuffed, and insulted them. All of this was filmed by them.” Shatha’s father, Nawaf Jarrar, 63, told The Independent that his daughter was jailed for “expressing an opinion” and that he has two sons who remain behind bars – one who was arrested the same day as Shatha, and another who has been in administrative detention for a year.

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3 weeks ago

Palestinians freed in the ceasefire say Israeli forces harass them and their families

NPR

Palestinians freed in the ceasefire say Israeli forces harass them and their families toggle caption Afif H. Amireh for NPR KUFR AQAB, East Jerusalem — Ashraf Zughayer was given two days' notice before being released from Israeli jail after more than two decades. toggle caption Afif H.Amireh for NPR toggle caption Afif H. Amireh for NPR When Zughayer was released, …

1 month ago

Coffins said to contain hostages’ bodies arrive in Israel and Palestinian prisoners freed as Gaza truce nears expiry

CNN

Tel Aviv, Israel CNN — Four coffins said to contain the remains of Israeli hostages have been received by Israel, as Palestinian prisoners and detainees were released in Gaza and the occupied West Bank in an overnight exchange as part of the fragile ceasefire deal. The latest transfer was held in private after the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office said an …

Israel Delays Prisoner Release Over 'Humiliating' Hostage Handovers'

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1 month ago

Israel Delays Prisoner Release Over 'Humiliating' Hostage Handovers'

Deccan Chronicle

Israel says the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners is delayed “until the release of the next hostages has been assured, and without the humiliating ceremonies” at handovers of Israeli captives in Gaza.The statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office came early Sunday as military vehicles that normally move in advance of the buses carrying prisoners left the open gates …

1 month ago

Why has Israel suspended the release of Palestinian prisoners?

Al Jazeera

Future of Gaza ceasefire at risk after Israel suspended the release of Palestinian prisoners. Israel has postponed the release of 620 Palestinian prisoners despite Hamas setting free six Israeli captives on Saturday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the captive handover ceremonies in Gaza, “humiliating” and is accusing Hamas of using the captives for “propaganda”. Presenter: Cyril Vanier Guests: Alon …

1 month ago

‘Blatant violation’: Hamas slams Israel as release of Palestinians delayed

Al Jazeera

Hamas condemns Israel’s decision to postpone release of Palestinian prisoners, saying its claim of ‘humiliating’ handover ceremonies was false. Hamas has condemned Israel’s decision to postpone the release of more than 600 Palestinian prisoners, saying its claim that the captives’ handover ceremonies are “humiliating” was false and a pretext to evade Israel’s obligations under the Gaza ceasefire agreement. Israel delayed …

Israel Delays Release Of Palestinian Prisoners, Citing 'Humiliating' Handovers Of Hostages

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1 month ago

Israel Delays Release Of Palestinian Prisoners, Citing 'Humiliating' Handovers Of Hostages

Huff Post

Relatives and friends of Eliya Cohen, 27, gather to watch the TV broadcast of his release by Palestinian militants in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday Feb. 22, 2025. Ohad Zwigenberg via AP TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel says the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners is delayed “until the release of the next hostages has been assured, and without …

1 month ago

Israel delays release of Palestinian prisoners, citing ‘humiliating’ handovers of hostages

Associated Press

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel says the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners is delayed “until the release of the next hostages has been assured, and without the humiliating ceremonies” at handovers of Israeli captives in Gaza. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print The Israeli statement cited “ceremonies that demean the dignity of …

1 month, 1 week ago

Israel army says charges five soldiers for abusing Palestinian detainee

The Hindu

The Israeli military said Wednesday it had filed charges against five reservist soldiers for abusing a Palestinian detainee in July last year. against a security detainee held in the Sde Teiman detention facility," it said in a statement, referring to a site used to hold Gazans since the war began. "The indictment charges the accused with acting against the detainee …

1 month, 1 week ago

Three Israeli hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners freed as ceasefire holds

The Independent

1 month, 1 week ago

In Photos: Freed Israeli hostages, Palestinian prisoners celebrate emotional reunion with families

Hindustan Times

In Photos: Freed Israeli hostages, Palestinian prisoners celebrate emotional reunion with families The emotional reunions of Israeli and Palestinian hostages as they are freed in the sixth prisoner exchange, captured in heartfelt moments of joy and relief.. 1 / 10 View Photos in a new improved layout On February 15, 2025, a freed Palestinian prisoner was seen embracing a child …

1 month, 1 week ago

Who are the Palestinian prisoners released in exchange for Israeli hostages?

Associated Press

JERUSALEM — Israel released 369 Palestinian prisoners and detainees on Saturday in the latest exchange for Israeli hostages captured by Hamas, as a fragile ceasefire held. Ahmed Barghouti was given 13 life sentences for dispatching assailants to carry out attacks that killed Israeli civilians during the second intifada, or Palestinian uprising, in the early 2000s. Ibrahim Sarahneh’s Ukrainian wife, Irena, …

1 month, 1 week ago

Middle East latest: Israel releases over 300 Palestinian prisoners after receiving 3 more hostages

Associated Press

Israel and Hamas completed their sixth exchange of hostages and prisoners on Saturday after their ceasefire survived its latest crisis. Milei said his country “hopes for a swift resolution to the conflict with the absolute defeat of the terrorist group responsible for the worst attack against the Jewish community since the Holocaust.” Released Palestinian prisoners are greeted by cheering crowd …

Hamas frees three hostages, Israel releases hundreds of prisoners as fragile ceasefire holds

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1 month, 1 week ago

Hamas frees three hostages, Israel releases hundreds of prisoners as fragile ceasefire holds

The Hindu

Hamas-led militants released three male Israeli hostages on Saturday and Israeli forces began releasing hundreds of prisoners in return, in the latest indication that a fragile ceasefire that has paused fighting in the Gaza Strip but had teetered in recent days, is holding. Militants in the southern Gaza Strip paraded the three hostages — Iair Horn, 46, a dual citizen …

1 month, 1 week ago

Hamas is set to free 3 more Israeli hostages after dispute threatened to reignite war in Gaza

The Independent

1 month, 1 week ago

Four released Palestinians in critical condition, hospitalised in Ramallah

Al Jazeera

Four Palestinians released as part of a ceasefire deal are in critical condition and have been hospitalised in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent. pic.twitter.com/zfMky6MYsq — Quds News Network February 15, 2025 The Palestinian Prisoners’ Media Office said that the condition in which the prisoners were released shows the “extent of the crimes …

1 month, 1 week ago

Israel frees hundreds of Palestinians after captives in Gaza released

Al Jazeera

Israel is returning 369 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails after three captives in Gaza were freed. Released Palestinian prisoner Amir Abu Radah told Al Jazeera he spent 18 months in Israel’s Nafha desert prison where authorities cut water and electricity. A crowd gathered in Tel Aviv’s “Hostages Square” to watch the exchange, with many carrying Israeli flags and posters …

1 month, 1 week ago

Three Israeli hostages and hundreds of Palestinian detainees freed after dispute threatened Gaza ceasefire

CNN

CNN — Three Israeli hostages have been freed from Gaza in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees under the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas after a dispute this week threatened to derail the deal. Soon after, a spokesperson for the Israeli Prison Service said 369 Palestinian prisoners and detainees were released on Saturday, the largest number yet …

1 month, 1 week ago

Israeli hostages, Palestinian prisoners set for release after truce crisis

New Indian Express

GAZA CITY: Gaza militants are due to release three Israeli hostages on Saturday in exchange for 369 Palestinians in Israeli custody, the sixth swap of a truce that came close to collapse this week. The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu named the hostages due for release as Israeli-American Sagui Dekel-Chen, Israeli-Russian Sasha Trupanov and Israeli-Argentinian Yair Horn, who …

1 month, 1 week ago

Three captives in Gaza, 369 Palestinians held by Israel to be released

Al Jazeera

Palestinian group in Gaza says a total of 369 prisoners held in Israeli jails are expected to be released on Saturday. Hamas says it will continue implementing deal and release Israeli captives as planned on Saturday Three captives are to be released by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad in exchange for 369 Palestinians held in Israeli jails as part of …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

'They look like Holocaust survivors': President Trump expresses frustration with ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas

Firstpost

Trump’s reaction to seeing images of the three hostages, who appeared gaunt upon their release on Saturday, added to the uncertainty surrounding the deal’s fate before all 76 remaining hostages are freed Or Levy, Eli Sharabi and Ohad Ben Ami, hostages held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, are released by Hamas militants as part of a …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Who are the Palestinian prisoners released in exchange for Israeli hostages?

Associated Press

RAMALLAH, West Bank — Israel released 183 Palestinian prisoners on Saturday in the latest exchange for Israeli hostages held in Gaza, part of a ceasefire that has paused the war but whose future is uncertain. A look at some prominent Palestinian prisoners released since the truce went into effect on Jan. 19: Iyad Abu Shakhdam Abu Shakhdam, 49, was sentenced …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Sentence for Israeli reservist who beat Palestinians called 'woefully inadequate'

Raw Story

While welcoming the conviction of an Israel Defense Forces reservist who brutalized Palestinian prisoners at the notorious Sde Teiman torture prison, an Israeli advocacy group on Thursday decried the perpetrator's seven-month sentence as an affront to justice. The IDF said Thursday that the reservist—identified as 25-year-old Israel Hajabi—admitted "to having severely abused Palestinian detainees" while guarding detainee transport trucks at …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Hamas releases 3 frail-looking Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners under Gaza ceasefire

Associated Press

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Hamas-led militants released three gaunt, frail-looking Israeli hostages and Israel freed nearly 200 Palestinian prisoners Saturday in the latest exchange of a ceasefire that has paused 16 months of war in Gaza. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Hamas’ military wing said it had made efforts to preserve …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Seven Palestinians released by Israel admitted to hospital

Al Jazeera

Palestinians in need of treatment due to ‘brutality they were subjected to’ by Israeli authorities. It was like we were in Guantanamo Bay prison: A released prisoner Seven Palestinians released by Israel on Saturday as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal have been admitted to hospitals upon arriving in Ramallah, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club said. Israel’s prison service said in …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Hamas releases 3 more Israeli hostages for dozens of Palestinian prisoners under Gaza ceasefire

New Indian Express

The first phase of the ceasefire calls for the release of 33 hostages and nearly 2,000 prisoners, the return of Palestinians to northern Gaza and an increase in humanitarian aid to the devastated territory. “We haven’t seen happiness like that in him for a long time.” The 183 Palestinian prisoners to be released by Israel on Saturday include 18 people …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Hamas names 3 more Israeli hostages to be freed as ceasefire deal stays on track

Associated Press

JERUSALEM — Hamas identified three more Israeli hostages it plans to free as part of the fragile ceasefire agreement, a sign the deal was moving forward Friday even as U.S. and Israeli officials continued calls to relocate Gaza’s population after the war. The three men, captured by Hamas during its Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel, are set to …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Heroes to Palestinians, but killers to Israelis: Either way, they now go free

Live Mint

Zakaria Zubeidi was lifted by a crowd upon his arrival with other released Palestinians in Ramallah, the West Bank, on Thursday. Zubeidi, the former head of a West Bank militia, was among more than 100 Palestinian prisoners freed Thursday in the exchange for hostages who were held in Gaza. Zubeidi, at right, attended a court session remotely in 2021 after …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Who are the Palestinian prisoners released in exchange for Israeli hostages?

The Independent

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Who are the Palestinian prisoners released in exchange for Israeli hostages?

Associated Press

RAMALLAH, West Bank — Israel on Saturday released a total of 183 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for three Israeli hostages held in Gaza as the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas continued to gain traction after nearly two weeks. Here’s a look at some prominent Palestinian prisoners released since the ceasefire deal went into effect on Jan. 19: Mohammed el-Halabi …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Israel to free 183 prisoners today in fourth hostage exchange

Hindustan Times

Israel is set to release 183 prisoners on Saturday in the fourth hostage-prisoner exchange under the Gaza ceasefire deal, a Palestinian advocacy group said, more than doubling the previous reported figure. Three additional Israeli hostages and five Thai detainees were released by Hamas on Thursday, marking the third such release since a truce in the Gaza Strip was established earlier …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Who are the Palestinian prisoners released by Israel in exchange for hostages?

New Indian Express

In the occupied West Bank, excited crowds thronged the Red Cross bus carrying the Palestinians from Ofer prison near Ramallah. Here's a look at some prominent Palestinian prisoners released since the ceasefire deal went into effect on Jan. 19: Mohammed el-Halabi The Palestinian manager of the Gaza branch of World Vision, a major Christian aid organization, was arrested in 2016 …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Palestinians released by Israel show signs of ‘torture, starvation’

Al Jazeera

Dozens of Palestinians released from Israeli jails show signs of torture and starvation, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society said following the latest batch that was released on Saturday. “Every time prisoners are released, we find the prisoners’ bodies reflecting the level of crimes committed against them, including torture that is unprecedented in its level after October 7, starvation crimes, systematic medical …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Israel releases 183 Palestinian prisoners in latest swap with Hamas

China Daily

Xinhua | Updated: 2025-02-01 21:34 A freed Palestinian prisoner is greeted after being released by Israel as part of a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal in Gaza between Hamas and Israel, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, Feb 1, 2025. GAZA -- Israel released 183 Palestinian prisoners on Saturday in the fourth prisoner-for-hostage swap under the ongoing …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Israel releases 183 Palestinian prisoners in latest swap with Hamas

China Daily

A freed Palestinian prisoner is greeted after being released by Israel as part of a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal in Gaza between Hamas and Israel, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, Feb 1, 2025. GAZA -- Israel released 183 Palestinian prisoners on Saturday in the fourth prisoner-for-hostage swap under the ongoing truce deal with Hamas, according …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Israel releases 183 Palestinian prisoners in latest swap with Hamas

China Daily

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Israel frees 110 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for 3 hostages held in Gaza: Who are they?

Hindustan Times

Israel released 110 Palestinian prisoners on Thursday in exchange for three Israeli hostages held in Gaza. A drone view of people gathering during the arrival of the freed Palestinian prisoners, after they were released from an Israeli jail as part of a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal in Gaza between Hamas and Israel, in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Three Israelis and 183 Palestinians to be freed in next Gaza ceasefire swap

Al Jazeera

Israel set to release 183 prisoners on Saturday in the fourth hostage-prisoner exchange under the Gaza ceasefire deal. Israel and Hamas will carry out their fourth prisoners-for-captives swap of the Gaza ceasefire on Saturday with the Palestinian group set to free three Israeli captives in exchange for 183 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. Under the terms of the Gaza ceasefire, …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Who are the Palestinian prisoners released in exchange for Israeli hostages?

Associated Press

RAMALLAH, West Bank — Israel released 110 Palestinian prisoners on Thursday in exchange for three Israeli hostages held in Gaza. “It’s not good.” Mohammed Abu Warda A Hamas militant during the second intifada, Abu Warda helped organize a series of suicide bombings that killed over 40 people and wounded more than a hundred others. Palestinian authorities said at the time …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Middle East latest: Eight hostages are released from Gaza in exchange for Palestinian prisoners

Associated Press

Hamas released eight hostages on Thursday — five Thai farm workers and three dual German-Israeli nationals — in exchange for 110 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. Human rights groups have already accused Israel of ethnic cleansing, which United Nations experts define as a policy designed by one ethnic or religious group to remove the civilian population of another group from …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Israel delays release of Palestinian prisoners and detainees in protest of hostages treatment

ABC

Israel has delayed today's scheduled release of 110 Palestinian prisoners and detainees, in protest over chaotic scenes in Gaza earlier today. Earlier, Hamas has handed over Israeli soldier Agam Berger as the prisoner exchange began in northern Gaza's Jabalia area. Militants from Hamas and allied groups of the Islamic Jihad and the Popular Resistance Committees arrived at a site in …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Israel says eight captives, including five foreigners, released from Gaza

Al Jazeera

Hamas has released three Israeli and five Thai captives in Gaza and Israel began releasing 110 Palestinian prisoners after delaying the process after crowds swarmed one of the captive handover points. Other onlookers are on the rooftops of nearby buildings,” he added Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s former national security minister who resigned from the government over the ceasefire deal, said the …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Israel to free 110 Palestinian prisoners in latest Gaza ceasefire exchange

Al Jazeera

The 110 Palestinians to be released today also include 30 children and well-known resistance fighter and theatre director, Zakaria Zubeidi. The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society says that 110 Palestinians will be released from Israeli prisons today in the third phase of a ceasefire and captive exchange deal between Israel and Hamas. In that time, Israeli forces have arrested dozens more Palestinians …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Sorrow, elation as Palestinians witness the release of Israeli captives

Al Jazeera

As two Israelis are freed in Gaza’s Khan Younis, Palestinians – many in celebration – gathered to watch the handover. “I’m proud to see these prisoners released in exchange for countless Palestinians who have remained in Israeli prisons for decades,” said Abu Yusuf. Thursday’s exchange, the third since the ceasefire began, started with Hamas releasing 20-year-old soldier Agam Berger in …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Israel says eight captives to be released Thursday under Gaza truce deal

Al Jazeera

Benjamin Netanyahu’s office names Israeli captives to be released as Arbel Yehud, Agam Berger and Gadi Moses. Five Thai citizens and three Israeli people held captive by Palestinian armed groups in Gaza are set to be released on Thursday under the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said. More than 500,000 Palestinians have made the journey to …

2 months ago

Freed hostages' smiles deceptive, Israel's military says

Raw Story

by Delphine MATTHIEUSSENT Israel gave a grim account Monday of seven freed hostages' health, saying that despite a "show" by Hamas to present them as healthy and smiling, they faced a long recovery from their ordeal. But despite the hostages' joy and relief at being reunited with their families, it "will take time" for them to recover, said Benov. All …

2 months ago

Why are there so many Palestinian children in Israeli prisons?

Al Jazeera

Twenty-three child prisoners released but more than 300 minors remain in Israeli custody, many of them without charges. At least 23 Palestinian child prisoners have been released by Israel as part of the ceasefire deal, bringing into focus Israel’s systematic prosecution of Palestinian children in military courts. At least 290 Palestinian prisoners have been released in two batches since the …

2 months ago

Four female Israeli soldier hostages released by Hamas under Gaza ceasefire

The Independent

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2 months ago

Who are the Palestinian prisoners released in exchange for Israeli hostages?

Associated Press

RAMALLAH, West Bank — The release of four female Israeli soldiers from Hamas captivity on Saturday came at a heavy cost for Israel. In the West Bank city of Ramallah on Saturday, dozens of freed Palestinians, all looking wan and thin in stained gray Israeli prison jumpsuits, disembarked from a white Red Cross bus. Moshe Har Melech, whose son was …

2 months ago

Hamas Frees 4 Israeli Soldiers In Exchange For 200 Palestinian Prisoners As Ceasefire Holds

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING TEL AVIV, Israel — Four female Israeli soldiers who were taken in the attack that sparked the war in Gaza returned to Israel on Saturday after Hamas militants paraded them before a crowd of thousands in Gaza City and handed them over to the Red Cross. In the deal’s first major crisis, Israel said it would not …

2 months ago

Middle East latest: 4 Israeli female soldiers will be exchanged for 200 Palestinian prisoners

Associated Press

Hamas is expected to release four female Israeli soldiers for 200 Palestinian prisoners or detainees on Saturday in the second exchange since a ceasefire took effect last weekend. In exchange for the four soldiers being released Saturday, Israel should free 200 Palestinian prisoners or detainees, including 120 militants serving life sentences after being convicted of deadly attacks. ___ Here’s the …

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Palestinians face struggle to survive in Gaza or being forced out by Israel

Al Jazeera

Israel’s call for Palestinians to leave Gaza has been called ethnic cleansing. Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip, Palestine – Listening to the radio a few days ago outside the tent he now has to call home, 77-year-old Mohammed al-Nabahin heard about an Israeli plan to establish a “voluntary” migration office for Palestinians in Gaza. When Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza began …

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Benjamin Netanyahu warns of Gaza territory seizure if Hamas fails to free hostages

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1 day, 11 hours ago

Benjamin Netanyahu warns of Gaza territory seizure if Hamas fails to free hostages

Hindustan Times

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeated threats on Wednesday to seize territory in the Gaza Strip if Hamas failed to release the remaining hostages it still holds. Israel's President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend the ceremony marking Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day for the six million Jews killed during World War II, at the Yad Vashem Holocaust …

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1 day, 20 hours ago

Kicked in the head, blindfolded for 20 hours: Oscar-winning Palestinian director shares brutal treatment by Israeli army

Hindustan Times

Only a few weeks ago, Hamdan Ballal stood on a stage in Los Angeles accepting an Oscar for the film No Other Land, a documentary depicting his West Bank village’s struggle against Israel’s occupation. Hamdan doesn’t speak Hebrew, but he said he heard them saying his name and the word “Oscar.” “I realized they were attacking me specifically,” he said …

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1 day, 23 hours ago

Israel’s genocide continues, and ‘we remain numbers’

Al Jazeera

After months of genocide, a ceasefire – even one that allowed them to continue depriving Palestinians in Gaza of their most basic rights to food, water, medical care, education and freedom of movement – proved too much for the Israeli forces. Israel casually abandoned the ceasefire agreement and restarted its deadly war that had already destroyed Gaza and killed tens …

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Palestinian Oscar winner feared for his life during Israeli settler attack

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1 day, 23 hours ago

Palestinian Oscar winner feared for his life during Israeli settler attack

Al Jazeera

Hamdan Ballal says he was assaulted by settlers and soldiers outside his home in Susiya in the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian co-director of the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land says he thought he was going to “die” at the hands of Israeli settlers and soldiers before his arrest this week in the occupied West Bank. ‘Settlers do what they …

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Oscar-winning Palestinian director detained, kicked, punched by Israeli soldiers

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1 day, 23 hours ago

Oscar-winning Palestinian director detained, kicked, punched by Israeli soldiers

India Today

Only a few weeks ago, Hamdan Ballal stood on a stage in Los Angeles accepting an Oscar for the film “No Other Land,” a documentary depicting his West Bank village’s struggle against Israel’s occupation. Ballal doesn’t speak Hebrew, but he said he heard them saying his name and the word “Oscar.” “I realised they were attacking me specifically,” he said …

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Who is Hamdan Ballal and why was he detained by Israeli forces? Here's what we know about Oscar-winning filmmaker

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Who is Hamdan Ballal and why was he detained by Israeli forces? Here's what we know about Oscar-winning filmmaker

Hindustan Times

Hamdan Ballal, who won an Oscar for the 2024 documentary, No Other Land, was released Tuesday afternoon by Israel. On Monday, the Palestinian filmmaker was detained by the Israeli forces after being attacked by Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank, per Associated Press. Hamdan Ballal, an Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker, has been released by Israel after he was attacked by …

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Israel confirms detention of Oscar-winning Palestinian director in West Bank

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2 days, 6 hours ago

Israel confirms detention of Oscar-winning Palestinian director in West Bank

Firstpost

The best documentary at this year’s Academy Awards follows Adra and Abraham, telling the story of forced displacement of Palestinians by Israeli troops and settlers in Masafer Yatta – an area Israel had declared a restricted military zone in the 1980s Basel Adra, and Yuval Abraham, winners of the award for best documentary feature film for "No Other Land," made …

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2 days, 10 hours ago

Oscar-winning Palestinian director says Israeli soldiers beat him after attack by settlers

Associated Press

HEBRON, West Bank — Only a few weeks ago, Hamdan Ballal stood on a stage in Los Angeles accepting an Oscar for the film “No Other Land,” a documentary depicting his West Bank village’s struggle against Israel’s occupation. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit “I realized they were attacking me specifically,” he …

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Mark Ruffalo condemns detention of Palestinian filmmaker by Israeli military: ‘Hamden Ballal is a political prisoner’

The Hindu

Oscar-nominated actor Mark Ruffalo has condemned the detention of Palestinian director Hamdan Ballal by the Israeli Defense Forces. Ballal, one of the co-directors of No Other Land, a non-fiction film that won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature at the recent Academy Awards, was assaulted by Israeli settlers in the Palestinian village of Susiya in the Masafer Yatta area in …

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Oscar-Winning Palestinian Director Attacked By Israeli Settlers, Detained

ABP News

Israeli settlers beat up one of the Palestinian co-directors of the Oscar-winning documentary film 'No Other Land' on Monday in the occupied West Bank before he was detained by the Israeli military, according to two of his fellow directors and other witnesses, AP reported. Another co-director, Basel Adra, saw the detention and said that over two dozen settlers invaded the …

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Oscar-winning director of No Other Land is attacked by masked Israeli settlers and 'kidnapped by the IDF'

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Oscar-winning director of No Other Land is attacked by masked Israeli settlers and 'kidnapped by the IDF'

Daily Mail

A Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker was reportedly attacked by Israeli settlers on the West Bank before being detained by the military. An anti-Zionist Jewish activist group said dozens of Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian village of Susiya in the Masafer Yatta area, south of Hebron. Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal was reportedly attacked by masked Israeli settlers on the West Bank …

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Oscar-winning Palestinian director is attacked by Israeli settlers and detained by the army

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Oscar-winning Palestinian director is attacked by Israeli settlers and detained by the army

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JERUSALEM — Israeli settlers beat up one of the Palestinian co-directors of the Oscar-winning documentary film “ No Other Land ” on Monday in the occupied West Bank before he was detained by the Israeli military, according to two of his fellow directors and other witnesses. Basel Adra, another co-director, witnessed the detention and said around two dozen settlers — …

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Oscar-winning Palestinian director is attacked by Israeli settlers and detained, activists say

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Oscar-winning Palestinian director is attacked by Israeli settlers and detained, activists say

Hindustan Times

JERUSALEM — Israeli settlers beat up one of the Palestinian co-directors of the Oscar-winning film “ No Other Land ” in the occupied West Bank on Monday, and he was then detained by the Israeli military, Jewish activists on the scene said. Oscar-winning Palestinian director is attacked by Israeli settlers and detained, activists say Dozens of settlers attacked the Palestinian …

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Gaza’s Turbulent History: From Ancient Crossroads to Modern Humanitarian Crisis

The Hindu

Published : Mar 24, 2025 19:54 IST - 7 MINS READ The French scholar Jean-Pierre Filiu wrote this comprehensive and definitive work on Gaza in 2012. Arena of big-power competitions Filiu recalls Gaza’s early history when, due to its abundant groundwater and bracing climate, it was known for “the fecundity of its vegetation and the diversity of its agriculture”. In …

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Palestinian deaths in Gaza rise above 50,000 as Israel expands its military campaign

NPR

Palestinian deaths in Gaza rise above 50,000 as Israel expands its military campaign toggle caption Jehad Alshrafi/AP TEL AVIV, Israel, and GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The number of Palestinians killed in the Gaza Strip since the start of Israel's war with Hamas has surpassed 50,000, according to health officials in Gaza. Gaza's Health Ministry said Sunday the Palestinian death …

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Gaza is being starved and bombed again. Why are we allowing it?

Al Jazeera

Watching Western governments cover up Israeli crimes has been exhausting. I need about $100 a day for food because of the high prices.” On March 15, almost two weeks into Israel’s full blockade on Gaza, UNICEF reported that malnutrition rates of children under the age of 2 in northern Gaza have risen from 15.6 percent in January to 31 percent …

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5 days, 23 hours ago

Israel resumes deadly airstrikes in Gaza, killing 600 since Tuesday

NPR

Israel resumes deadly airstrikes in Gaza, killing 600 since Tuesday Israel says this week's deadly blitz was just the beginning if Hamas does not release hostages. SARAH MCCAMMON, HOST: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the resumption of the war in Gaza this week after a relatively quiet 42 days during a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. AL-SHALCHI: Well, …

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Israel vows to take more land in Gaza to pressure Hamas into releasing hostages

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6 days, 11 hours ago

Israel vows to take more land in Gaza to pressure Hamas into releasing hostages

Associated Press

JERUSALEM — Israel’s defense minister said Friday he has ordered ground forces to advance deeper into the Gaza Strip, and vowed to hold more land until Hamas releases the remaining hostages it holds. Israel had already cut off the supply of food, fuel and humanitarian aid to Gaza’s roughly 2 million Palestinians, has said it would escalate military operations until …

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Israeli hostage freed after 491 days asks: Where was the United Nations, the Red Cross, the world?

Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS — Freed Israeli hostage Eli Sharabi, who was beaten, chained and starved while held for 491 days by Hamas, expressed his anger during an appearance at the U.N. Security Council on Thursday for having to suffer for so long and worry every day about being killed. Britain’s deputy ambassador James Kariuki called Sharabi’s suffering “beyond the imagination” and …

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Israel’s ex-military official says latest Gaza strikes are part of campaign to make Hamas ‘feel pain like never before’

Live Mint

Israel Defense Forces’ former top official on Tuesday said the latest strikes on Gaza are part of a fresh campaign to make Hamas “feel pain like they’ve never done before,” Fox News reported. The intense strikes that killed over 400 people early on Tuesday were the start of “a very different type of military campaign” in response to Hamas’ refusal …

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Families of hostages in Gaza are terrified they won’t return after Israel resumes fighting

Associated Press

TEL AVIV, Israel — When a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas began two months ago, Herut Nimrodi knew it would take time before her son was released from captivity in Gaza. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Einav Zangauker, mother Matan, who is held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, and …

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Israel strikes Gaza, families of hostages slam Netanyahu for 'sacrificing' their loved ones

Hindustan Times

Relatives of Israeli hostages in Gaza said Tuesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to return to fighting in the Palestinian territory could "sacrifice" their loved ones after the military carried out a wave of air strikes. The Hostages and Missing Families Forum said it had received no response to its request to meet with Netanyahu and other officials to …

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Israel hits Gaza with new airstrikes that kill at least 200 after truce talks stall

Associated Press

▶ Follow the AP’s live coverage of Israel’s latest airstrikes in Gaza. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Hamas accused Netanyahu of upending the ceasefire agreement and exposing the hostages ”to an unknown fate.” In a statement, it called on mediators to hold Israel “fully responsible for violating and overturning the agreement.” …

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Israel pounds Hamas in Gaza in strikes that rescuers say killed 121

Deccan Chronicle

Israel on Tuesday unleashed its most intense campaign on the Gaza Strip since a January ceasefire, with rescuers reporting more than 121 people killed, prompting Hamas to accuse Benjamin Netanyahu's government of torpedoing the truce.The strikes were ordered after "Hamas's repeated refusal to release our hostages, as well as its rejection of all of the proposals it has received from …

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Entire families wiped out as Israel bombs Gaza’s residential areas

Al Jazeera

Palestinians in Gaza were woken up by Israel unleashing a new wave of attacks on Gaza which killed at least 404 people and wounded 562. If you’re now in one of Gaza’s hospitals, you will see blood everywhere,” said Abu Rizq, adding that he had seen families arriving at hospital with the “remains of their children” in their hands. Reporting …

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What Israel and Palestinian groups are saying about the deadly strikes

Al Jazeera

Israel has launched a wave of air strikes across the Gaza Strip in its heaviest assault since the ceasefire in January. “Netanyahu and his extremist government are making a decision to overturn the ceasefire agreement, exposing prisoners in Gaza to an unknown fate.” Palestinian Islamic Jihad The Palestinian Islamic Jihad says Israel is continuing its “war of extermination” on Gaza …

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Israel divided over Netanyahu ending Gaza ceasefire

Al Jazeera

Far-right joy over renewed bombing of Gaza, but captives’ families fear for their loved ones. Former United States President Joe Biden suggested as much in an interview in June, saying there was “every reason” for people to draw the conclusion that Netanyahu was prolonging the war for political reasons. War will ‘bury’ the captives But continuing the war and unilaterally …

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Israel launches deadly wave of airstrikes across Gaza after ceasefire talks stall

Associated Press

▶ Follow the AP’s live coverage of Israel’s latest airstrikes in Gaza. But over the weekend, U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, who has been leading mediation efforts along with Egypt and Qatar, warned that Hamas must release living hostages immediately “or pay a severe price.” An Israeli official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the unfolding operation, said Israel was …

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Hamas Says It Will Only Release American-Israeli Hostage If Truce Agreement Is Implemented

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Hamas Says It Will Only Release American-Israeli Hostage If Truce Agreement Is Implemented

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LOADING ERROR LOADING CAIRO — Hamas said Saturday it will only release an American-Israeli and the bodies of four other hostages if Israel implements the existing ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, calling it an “exceptional deal” aimed at getting the truce back on track. A senior Hamas official said long-delayed talks over the ceasefire’s second phase would need to …

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Hamas says it will only release American-Israeli hostage if ceasefire deal is implemented

Associated Press

CAIRO — Hamas said Saturday it will only release an American-Israeli and the bodies of four other hostages if Israel implements their ceasefire agreement, calling it an “exceptional deal” aimed at getting the truce back on track. Israeli airstrikes meanwhile killed nine people in the Gaza Strip who the military identified as militants, allegations denied by a U.K.-based aid group …

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Hamas says it will only release American-Israeli hostage if truce agreement is implemented

New Indian Express

CAIRO: Hamas said Saturday it would only release an American-Israeli and the bodies of four other hostages if Israel implements the existing ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, calling it an “exceptional deal” aimed at getting the truce back on track. A senior Hamas official said long-delayed talks over the ceasefire's second phase would need to begin the day of …

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As Hamas announces US-Israeli hostage's release, Netanyahu dubs it 'psychological warfare'

Firstpost

Signs and a photograph of Edan Alexander, the American-Israeli and Israel Defense Forces soldier taken hostage during the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas, stand outside a Jewish community center in Alexander’s home town of Tenafly, New Jersey, U.S., December 14, 2024. Hamas said on Friday it had agreed to free an American-Israeli dual national if Israel begins …

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Middle East latest: Hamas says it will free a US-Israeli hostage to keep ceasefire talks rolling

Associated Press

Hamas said on Friday it has accepted a proposal from mediators to release one living American-Israeli hostage and the bodies of four dual nationals who died in captivity in Gaza. UN condemns widespread violence against civilians in Syria that especially targeted the minority Alawite sect The U.N. Security Council statement, co- Member nations expressed “grave concern” at the impact on …

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Hamas to release US-Israeli hostage, bodies of 4 others

Firstpost

As talks continue to reach the next phase of ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, Hamas has decided to release a US-Israeli hostage, Edan Alexander, and bodies of four other dual-national hostages Or Levy, Eli Sharabi and Ohad Ben Ami, hostages held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, are released by Hamas militants as part of a ceasefire …

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Hamas accepts proposal to release US-Israeli hostage, bodies of 4 other dual nationals

Live Mint

Hamas said on Friday it agreed to release an American-Israeli dual national, believed to be the last living American hostage held in Gaza, after receiving a proposal from mediators to continue negotiations on the second phase of a ceasefire deal. Meetings between Hamas leaders and U.S. hostage negotiator Adam Boehler in recent days sought the release of Edan Alexander, a …

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Hamas says it will release a US-Israeli hostage and 4 bodies, but Israel expresses immediate doubt

Associated Press

JERUSALEM — Palestinian militant group Hamas said Friday that it has accepted a proposal from mediators to release one living American-Israeli hostage and the bodies of four dual nationals who had died in captivity. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said that Israel had “accepted the Witkoff outline and showed flexibility,” but that Hamas was refusing to do so. The …

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Hamas ‘ready’ to hand over Israeli captive and four bodies held in Gaza

Al Jazeera

The Palestinian group agrees to resume ceasefire talks, promising to free Edan Alexander and hand over four other captives’ bodies. The Palestinian group Hamas has announced it is ready to free Israeli American captive Edan Alexander and hand over the remains of four other dual nationals, after holding indirect talks with Israel. Hamas said in a statement on Friday that …

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Middle East latest: UN-backed experts accuse Israel of sexual and gender-based violence in Gaza

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Middle East latest: UN-backed experts accuse Israel of sexual and gender-based violence in Gaza

Associated Press

United Nations-backed experts have accused Israel of “the systematic use of sexual, reproductive and other gender-based violence” in its war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Israel’s mission to the U.N. in Geneva rejected the accusations and accused the commission, which was created by the U.N.-backed Human Rights Council, of relying on “second-hand, single, uncorroborated sources.” The Commission of Inquiry …

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The Palestinians Israel displaces in the West Bank have nowhere to go

Al Jazeera

Palestinians in the occupied West Bank are anxious about the future as Israel steps up aggression against refugee camps. In early February, Israeli forces stormed Nur Shams refugee camp in the occupied West Bank and began bulldozing homes, demolishing shops and tearing up roads. Displacement Since Israel’s assaults began on the West Bank on January 21 – days after it …

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Mediators seek a new deal to release more than half of the hostages in Gaza

NPR

Mediators seek a new deal to release more than half of the hostages in Gaza toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images TEL AVIV, Israel — Mediators in Qatar are making efforts to negotiate the release of more than half the remaining hostages held by Palestinian militants in Gaza, according to an official familiar with the new round of talks aimed at …

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UN-backed rights experts hear Palestinians’ allegations of abuse in Israeli custody during the war

Associated Press

GENEVA — Palestinians described alleged abuses by Israeli forces and settlers — punched in the genitals, held for days while naked, starved — to independent U.N.-backed human rights investigators on Tuesday during hearings on the treatment of detainees during the war in Gaza. Israel, which quit the council shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a U.S. pullout last month, …

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Israeli forces kill at least four people in the occupied West Bank

Al Jazeera

Tens of thousands of Palestinians have fled their homes since Israel’s West Bank operation began. Israeli forces have killed at least four Palestinians, including a 60-year-old woman, in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Authority says. Police special forces fought a gun battle on Tuesday with armed Palestinians barricaded in a house in Jenin, killing two and wounding another man, …

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Israel releases four Lebanese captives, agrees to join border talks

Al Jazeera

Lebanese media reported that the released hostages had arrived in a hospital in southern Lebanon city of Tyre. Lebanon says it has received four hostages taken by Israel during its war with Hezbollah, as Israel said it has agreed to hold talks to demarcate its border with Lebanon. The handover occurred after Israel said on Tuesday that it had agreed …

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Palestinian Channel boat migrant allowed into UK despite calling on God to 'kill all Jews' and posing with guns is arrested

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Palestinian Channel boat migrant allowed into UK despite calling on God to 'kill all Jews' and posing with guns is arrested

Daily Mail

A gun-toting Channel migrant who called for the slaughter of all Jews has been arrested. The migrant has filmed himself chanting about killing Jews Although he fled Gaza before the October 7 massacres in 2023, Wadee appears to have been a prominent member of the so-called 'Tire-burning Unit' - a militant group of Palestinian extremists who regularly hurled fire-bombs and …

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Israel’s right to defend itself: Countering biased narratives on Gaza war

Firstpost

Accusations that Israel is engaging in ‘starvation as a weapon’ fail to consider Hamas’ own cynical use of humanitarian suffering as a political tool Mourners wave Israeli flags as the car carrying the coffin of former Israeli hostage Oded Lifshitz passes by at the entrance of Kibbutz Nir Oz, where his funeral will take place, in southern Israel, on Tuesday, …

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Karnataka, India: An Israeli woman and her Indian host were gang raped, police say

CNN

New Delhi AP — Police in southern India said Saturday that they arrested two men in connection with allegations of gang rape of an Israeli and a local woman. The Israeli and her homestay operator were stargazing along with three male travelers, an American and two Indians, in Koppal town in southern Karnataka state on Thursday night, police official Ram …

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An Israeli woman and her Indian host were gang raped in southern India, police say

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An Israeli woman and her Indian host were gang raped in southern India, police say

Associated Press

NEW DELHI — Police in southern India said Saturday that they arrested two men in connection with allegations of gang rape of an Israeli and a local woman. The Israeli and her homestay operator were stargazing along with three male travelers, an American and two Indian, in Koppal town in southern Karnataka state on Thursday night, police official Ram L. …

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Israel rescues 10 Indian workers held hostage in West Bank by Palestinians

Firstpost

In an overnight operation by the Israel Defence Force, 10 Indian workers were rescued from the West Bank. These workers were held hostage for months and the Palestinians often used their passports to enter Israel Amid the brewing tensions in West Asia, Israel said that it has reduced 10 Indian workers from a village in the West Bank during an …

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Israel rescues 10 Indian workers held hostage in West Bank by Palestinians

Firstpost

In an overnight operation by the Israel Defence Force, 10 Indian workers were rescued from the West Bank. These workers were held hostage for months and the Palestinians often used their passports to enter Israel Israel rescues 10 Indian workers held hostage in West Bank. Amid the brewing tensions in West Asia, Israel said that it has reduced 10 Indian …

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