Some 600 Palestinians held by Israel without charge, group says
2 years, 7 months ago

Some 600 Palestinians held by Israel without charge, group says

Al Jazeera  

So-called administrative detainees are held based on ‘secret evidence’, and are held for renewable six-month periods. Israel is holding about 600 Palestinian detainees without charge or trial, the highest number since 2016, an Israeli rights group said. HaMoked, an Israeli rights group that regularly gathers figures from prison authorities, said on Monday that as of May there were 604 detainees held in administrative detention. Hunger strikes, boycotts of Israeli courts The last time Israel held this many administrative detainees was in October 2016 in the wake of a surge in attacks, including stabbings, shootings and car-ramming attacks carried out by Palestinians living under occupation and amid Israel’s illegal settlement expansion project. The occupied West Bank’s nearly three million Palestinian residents are subject to Israel’s military justice system, while Jewish Israeli settlers living in settlements that are considered illegal under international law are subject to civilian courts.

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Israel ends 'administrative detention', a rule protecting Palestinians from Jewish settler violence
1 month ago

Israel ends 'administrative detention', a rule protecting Palestinians from Jewish settler violence

Firstpost  

The Palestinian Prisoners Club advocacy group reported in August that 3,432 Palestinians were in administrative detention. AFP File Israeli authorities announced Friday they will no longer hold Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank under administrative detention, a practice that allows detention without charges or trial. The country’s Defence Minister Israel Katz said it was “inappropriate” for Israel to employ …

Released Palestinians describe worsening abuses in Israeli prisons
4 months, 1 week ago

Released Palestinians describe worsening abuses in Israeli prisons

LA Times  

Palestinian boxer Muazzaz Abayat, 37, holds his 2-month-old son, Mohammed, and 5-year-old daughter Mira at home in the West Bank city of Bethlehem after his release from an Israeli prison. Released Palestinians have described worsening abuses in Israeli prisons crammed with thousands detained since the war in Gaza began 10 months ago. According to autopsy reports for five of the …

A call for collective global action in support of Palestinian prisoners
4 months, 3 weeks ago

A call for collective global action in support of Palestinian prisoners

Al Jazeera  

Israel must be held accountable for the crimes it is committing against Palestinians in detention camps and prisons. This day is dedicated to highlighting Israeli crimes and violations of Palestinian prisoners’ rights and the continuing genocide in Gaza. Shortly after Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant announced that Israel was cutting off food, water, electricity and fuel to Gaza, effectively announcing …

UN report says Palestinian detainees taken by Israeli authorities faced torture and mistreatment
4 months, 3 weeks ago

UN report says Palestinian detainees taken by Israeli authorities faced torture and mistreatment

The Independent  

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 The U.N. human rights office …

UN report says Palestinians detained by Israeli authorities since Oct. 7 faced torture, mistreatment
4 months, 3 weeks ago

UN report says Palestinians detained by Israeli authorities since Oct. 7 faced torture, mistreatment

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The U.N. human rights office issued a report Wednesday saying Palestinians detained by Israeli authorities since the Oct. 7 attacks faced waterboarding, sleep deprivation, electric shocks, dogs set on them, and other forms of torture and mistreatment. The report said Israel’s prison service held more than 9,400 “security detainees” as of the end of June, and some have …

Israel subjecting Palestinian detainees to torture and abuse: UN report
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel subjecting Palestinian detainees to torture and abuse: UN report

Al Jazeera  

The report says ‘thousands’ of Palestinians detained arbitrarily by Israel during the war in Gaza. Israel has detained thousands of Palestinians during the war in Gaza and stands accused of numerous cases of torture, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights says in a new report. Based primarily on interviews with released detainees and other victims …

Detained Palestinians subjected to waterboarding, electric shocks and other forms of torture in Israeli prisons, UN report says
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Detained Palestinians subjected to waterboarding, electric shocks and other forms of torture in Israeli prisons, UN report says

ABC  

Thousands of Palestinian prisoners have been subjected to waterboarding, sleep deprivation, electric shocks, the release of dogs on them and other forms of torture and mistreatment, according to a report by the UN Human Rights Office. The report on detention, released on Wednesday local time, said Israel's prison service held more than 9,400 "security detainees" as of the end of …

Are Palestinians being tortured in Israeli prisons?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Are Palestinians being tortured in Israeli prisons?

Al Jazeera  

The detention of nine soldiers has prompted protests in Israel. Israel has detained nine soldiers working at the Sde Teiman detention camp in the Naqab desert, accused of abusing Palestinians held there. Reports from human rights organisations indicate that at least 13 prisoners have died from abuse in Israeli prisons — and Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that number is as …

Palestinian prisoners freed by Israel say they were tortured, threatened
5 months ago

Palestinian prisoners freed by Israel say they were tortured, threatened

Al Jazeera  

Two women and six men were released from Ofer Prison and were taken to Al-Aqsa Hospital in Gaza by the Palestinian Red Crescent Society. Reporting from Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary said the freed prisoners were “completely exhausted”. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said it provided first aid to the prisoners who were released …

Palestinian detainees from Gaza say they are facing abuse in Israeli prisons
5 months ago

Palestinian detainees from Gaza say they are facing abuse in Israeli prisons

NPR  

Palestinian detainees from Gaza say they are facing abuse in Israeli prisons toggle caption Ashraf Amra/Anadolu via Getty Images TEL AVIV and CAIRO — In the early hours of Feb. 24, Sofian Abu Salah was woken from his sleep when dozens of Israeli soldiers entered a school in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. “They took me to the …

Israel frees hospital chief with prisons ‘full’ of Gaza captives
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel frees hospital chief with prisons ‘full’ of Gaza captives

Al Jazeera  

Israel has freed dozens of Palestinians detained during its war in Gaza, including the director of one of the enclave’s main hospitals. Speaking shortly after his return to Gaza, al-Shifa Hospital Director Muhammad Abu Salmiya asserted that Palestinian prisoners in Israel’s prisons were facing daily abuse. With thousands of Palestinians having been added to those already detained since the war …

Palestinian Prisoner’s Day: How many are still in Israeli detention?
8 months, 1 week ago

Palestinian Prisoner’s Day: How many are still in Israeli detention?

Al Jazeera  

Why are thousands of Palestinians being held in Israeli prisons without charge? Every year, April 17 marks Palestinian Prisoner’s Day, a day dedicated to the thousands of Palestinian prisoners in Israel. The Palestinian National Council chose April 17 as Palestinian Prisoner’s Day in 1974 because it was the date that Mahmoud Bakr Hijazi was released in the first prisoner exchange …

The thousands of Palestinians Israel arrests, tortures, holds even in death
8 months, 1 week ago

The thousands of Palestinians Israel arrests, tortures, holds even in death

Al Jazeera  

As Palestinians mark Prisoner’s Day, Israel continues to hold and mistreat thousands of Palestinian captives. As a Palestinian, I’m always thinking that the occupation forces see us all as terrorists.” ‘Always a target’ As a former prisoner, Nada is paying tribute to the thousands of Palestinians languishing in Israeli jails on Palestinian Prisoner’s Day, a national day commemorated annually on …

UN report reveals Palestinians were abused in Israeli detention centres
9 months, 2 weeks ago

UN report reveals Palestinians were abused in Israeli detention centres

Live Mint  

Israel and Hamas war has entered its fifth month. Palestinians abused by Israel “ Detainees reported being taken on trucks to large makeshift ‘military barracks’ housing 100-120 people each, where they were held, often for weeks at a time, in between periods of interrogation at a nearby location,” the UNRWA document said, in allegations first reported by the New York …

‘They wanted to humiliate us’: Palestinian women allege abuse in Israeli custody
9 months, 2 weeks ago

‘They wanted to humiliate us’: Palestinian women allege abuse in Israeli custody

LA Times  

Nabela, a Palestinian woman who says she was mistreated by Israeli forces during 47 days of detention, is photographed with her identity hidden at a United Nations shelter in Rafah in the Gaza Strip. “If we raised our heads or uttered any words, they beat us on the head.” Palestinians detained by Israeli forces in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas war …

‘Systematic torture’: To be Palestinian in an Israeli prison
10 months, 1 week ago

‘Systematic torture’: To be Palestinian in an Israeli prison

Al Jazeera  

Israel stepped up its arrest campaign in the occupied West Bank, and mistreatment of prisoners in its overstuffed jails. In the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, it arrested about 7,000 people, sometimes without charges, making the total number of Palestinian prisoners nearly 10,000, adding serious overcrowding to the challenges they face. Beaten brutally Jaafar Obayat, who recently left Megiddo …

UN says Palestinians detained by Israeli forces humiliated, beaten
11 months ago

UN says Palestinians detained by Israeli forces humiliated, beaten

Al Jazeera  

Rights official says Palestinian men detained by Israeli forces in unknown locations for between 30 to 55 days. Palestinian men were held by Israeli forces for between 30 to 55 days, Ajith Sunghay said in a report on Friday during his visit to Gaza, where he met some of the released detainees. “Israel must take urgent steps to ensure that …

The accounts of freed Israeli hostages add pressure to save those still in captivity
1 year ago

The accounts of freed Israeli hostages add pressure to save those still in captivity

NPR  

The accounts of freed Israeli hostages add pressure to save those still in captivity Enlarge this image toggle caption Haim Zach/Government Press Office of Israel/AP Haim Zach/Government Press Office of Israel/AP On Oct. 7, the Aloni family crowded inside their home's safe room as Hamas fighters rampaged through their kibbutz in southern Israel, barely two miles from Gaza. "She said, …

Palestinians detained by Israel in Gaza blindfolded, stripped to underwear
1 year ago

Palestinians detained by Israel in Gaza blindfolded, stripped to underwear

Al Jazeera  

Hamas slams treatment of about 100 detainees as act of revenge and crime against defenceless civilians. Shawan Jabarin, director of the Al-Haq human rights organisation, said he was “shocked” to see images that reminded him of the treatment of detainees and prisoners of war during World War II. The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor said the men were “arbitrarily arrested” in …

Palestinians celebrate release of prisoners from Israeli jails
1 year ago

Palestinians celebrate release of prisoners from Israeli jails

Al Jazeera  

Israeli authorities released 30 Palestinian prisoners on Friday, hours after Hamas freed additional captives under an agreement to extend their temporary truce in Gaza by an additional day. The prisoners – including 23 children and seven women – were released hours after eight Israeli captives were freed by Hamas. A bus carrying the Palestinian prisoners was welcomed in the occupied …

Hamas and Israel free more detainees in sixth captive exchange
1 year ago

Hamas and Israel free more detainees in sixth captive exchange

Al Jazeera  

Ten Israeli women and children and four Thai nationals held captive in Gaza were freed by Hamas on Wednesday, after which Israel released another 30 Palestinian women and child prisoners. On Friday, Israel and Hamas agreed to a four-day temporary truce and captive exchange. On October 7, Israel launched a massive military campaign in the Gaza Strip following a cross-border …

Jailed without charge: How Israel holds thousands of Palestinian prisoners
1 year ago

Jailed without charge: How Israel holds thousands of Palestinian prisoners

Al Jazeera  

Israel has called Palestinians released under a truce with Hamas violent ‘terrorists.’ But most haven’t been charged. Here’s a look at the treatment of Palestinian prisoners, how Israel has weaponised administrative detention and why many Palestinians are forced to go through Israeli military courts. The vast majority of the Palestinians – 233 prisoners out of the 300 – on Israel’s …

Photos: Hamas and Israel exchange more captives for prisoners
1 year ago

Photos: Hamas and Israel exchange more captives for prisoners

Al Jazeera  

Hamas and Israel released more captives and prisoners under a fragile truce that held for a fifth day as international mediators in Qatar worked to extend it. Israel said on Tuesday that 10 of its citizens and two Thai nationals were freed by Hamas and had been returned to Israel, bringing the total number of freed captives to 86 from …

Hurt, scared but free now. Palestinian boy recalls abuse in Israeli prison
1 year ago

Hurt, scared but free now. Palestinian boy recalls abuse in Israeli prison

Al Jazeera  

Mohammad Salhab Tamimi, 18, was returned to his family on Tuesday as part of an ongoing prisoner exchange deal. Hebron, occupied West Bank – After eight months in Israeli prisons without being charged or processed, 18-year-old Mohammad Salhab Tamimi was finally able to return to his family as part of an ongoing prisoner exchange deal. Shackled, kicked around, humiliated Luckily …

Freed Israeli hostages tell families of ordeal in Gaza captivity
1 year ago

Freed Israeli hostages tell families of ordeal in Gaza captivity

Al Jazeera  

Most captives released during a six-day-old truce have been rushed to hospitals in Israel. Most captives released during a six-day-old truce have been rushed to hospitals in a country still reeling from the shock of their abduction during a Hamas attack on southern Israel on October 7 in which Israel says 1,200 people were killed. Deborah Cohen told France’s BFM …

Release of Palestinian prisoners sheds light on controversial Israeli justice system in the occupied West Bank
1 year ago

Release of Palestinian prisoners sheds light on controversial Israeli justice system in the occupied West Bank

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. The Israel Prison Service told CNN that the prisoners who were released as part of the deal “were serving time for serious crimes, such as attempted murder, assault, and throwing explosives.” But information provided by the …

Live updates | Israel releases 30 prisoners after Hamas frees 12 hostages in extended truce deal
1 year ago

Live updates | Israel releases 30 prisoners after Hamas frees 12 hostages in extended truce deal

Associated Press  

The latest swap of Hamas militant-held hostages for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel took place Tuesday evening as part of a cease-fire agreement between the warring sides. Currently: — Israel and Hamas extend their truce, but it seems only a matter of time before the war resumes — US tells Israel any ground campaign in southern Gaza must limit further civilian …

Israel arrests almost as many Palestinians as it has released during truce
1 year ago

Israel arrests almost as many Palestinians as it has released during truce

Al Jazeera  

Over the first four days of Israel-Hamas prisoner exchange, Israel arrests 133 Palestinians while releasing 150. In the first four days of the ongoing truce between Israel and Hamas, which began on Friday, Israel released 150 Palestinian prisoners – 117 children and 33 women. Over the same four days, Israel arrested at least 133 Palestinians from East Jerusalem and the …

Israel releases more Palestinian prisoners as part of extended exchanges for hostages
1 year ago

Israel releases more Palestinian prisoners as part of extended exchanges for hostages

NPR  

Israel releases more Palestinian prisoners as part of extended exchanges for hostages Enlarge this image toggle caption Ariel Schalit/AP Ariel Schalit/AP TEL AVIV — Israel released 30 more Palestinian prisoners Tuesday as part of the exchange for hostages held by Hamas, hours after 10 Israelis and two foreign nationals were released by the Palestinian militant group. In the final hours …

Who are the Palestinians in Israel’s prisons?
1 year ago

Who are the Palestinians in Israel’s prisons?

The Economist  

The Economist explains | Locked up Who are the Palestinians in Israel’s prisons? Released Palestinian prisoners are greeted in the West Bank Video: Getty Images O ver the past four days, as part of a truce, Israel has released 117 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for 40 Israeli and 18 foreign hostages; those figures are due to reach 150 prisoners and …

Hamas releases 11 more captives from Gaza, Israeli army says
1 year ago

Hamas releases 11 more captives from Gaza, Israeli army says

Al Jazeera  

Release comes after mediator Qatar says Israel-Hamas truce in Gaza extended by two days. The Israeli military says 11 hostages have been released by the Palestinian armed group Hamas and are on their way to Israel, the latest in a series of exchanges during a four-day humanitarian pause. The release of the hostages, some of the roughly 240 people taken …

More captives are freed as Israel and Hamas agree to extend their truce in Gaza
1 year ago

More captives are freed as Israel and Hamas agree to extend their truce in Gaza

NPR  

More captives are freed as Israel and Hamas agree to extend their truce in Gaza Enlarge this image toggle caption Hazem Bader/AFP via Getty Images Hazem Bader/AFP via Getty Images TEL AVIV, Israel — Another 11 Israeli hostages were freed by Hamas in exchange for 33 Palestinians prisoners on Monday — part of a temporary cease-fire deal that the two …

How many Palestinian prisoners has Israel released in Hamas hostage deal?
1 year ago

How many Palestinian prisoners has Israel released in Hamas hostage deal?

The Independent  

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Marah Bakir, right, a former …

Israel And Hamas Complete 2nd Day Of Swaps After Tense Delay, As Gaza Cease-Fire Holds
1 year, 1 month ago

Israel And Hamas Complete 2nd Day Of Swaps After Tense Delay, As Gaza Cease-Fire Holds

Huff Post  

A Palestinian prisoner is welcomed by a relative after being released from Israeli jails in exchange for hostages released by Hamas from the Gaza Strip, as newly freed Palestinian detainees arrived in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank early on November 26, 2023. AHMAD GHARABLI via Getty Images AL BIREH, West Bank — Hamas militants on Saturday released 17 hostages, …

Israel gets list of hostages to be released on Day 2 of truce by Hamas
1 year, 1 month ago

Israel gets list of hostages to be released on Day 2 of truce by Hamas

Firstpost  

Qatar, which acted as mediator for the truce deal, said 13 Israelis had been released, some with dual nationality, plus 10 Thais and a Filipino - farm workers employed in southern Israel when they were taken hostage. Thirty-nine Palestinian women and children detainees were released from Israeli jai Israel has got a list of hostages due to be set free …

Tens of thousands rally in Tel Aviv amid delay in release of Hamas captives
1 year, 1 month ago

Tens of thousands rally in Tel Aviv amid delay in release of Hamas captives

Al Jazeera  

Demonstration at what has become known as ‘Hostages Square’ marked 50 days since Hamas attack on Israel. An estimated 100,000 people demonstrated in Tel Aviv to call for the release of all captives held by Hamas, on the second day of a truce between the Palestinian group and Israel. On Saturday, friends and family of the captives and many supporters …

Palestinian families rejoice over release of minors and women in wartime prisoner swap
1 year, 1 month ago

Palestinian families rejoice over release of minors and women in wartime prisoner swap

Associated Press  

BEITUNIA, West Bank — Over three dozen Palestinian prisoners returned home to a hero’s welcome in the occupied West Bank on Friday following their release from Israeli prisons as part of a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas. The release came on the first day of a four-day cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas during which the Gaza militants have …

Israel Prison Service begins to process 39 Palestinian terror convicts to be released under hostage deal
1 year, 1 month ago

Israel Prison Service begins to process 39 Palestinian terror convicts to be released under hostage deal

Firstpost  

The Israel Prison Service has reportedly started processing 39 Palestinian underage and female inmates for their release later today. After they are released, the prisoners will be taken to Ofer Prison in the West Bank following which they will be freed The Israel Prison Service has received a list of 39 Palestinian terror convicts who are expected to be released …

Hamas releases 24 captives from Gaza as Israel truce comes into effect
1 year, 1 month ago

Hamas releases 24 captives from Gaza as Israel truce comes into effect

Al Jazeera  

Israel releases 39 Palestinian prisoners in exchange as part of deal that includes a four-day truce in Gaza. The Palestinian armed group Hamas has released 24 hostages held captive in Gaza for almost seven weeks and Israel has released 39 Palestinian prisoners, hours after an Israel-Hamas truce mediated by Qatar came into effect. Among the captives released were 13 Israelis, …

Who are the Palestinian prisoners Israel released on Friday?
1 year, 1 month ago

Who are the Palestinian prisoners Israel released on Friday?

Al Jazeera  

Thirty-nine Palestinian women and children are expected to be released from Israeli jails on Friday during a pause in fighting. They are: Yousef Mohammad Mustafa Ata from Ramallah Qusai Hani Ali Ahmad from Bethlehem Jibreel Ghassan Ismail Jibreel from Qalqilya Mohammad Ahmad Suleiman Abu Rajab from al-Khalil Ahmad Nu’man Ahmad Abu Na’im from Ramallah Baraa Bilal Mahmoud Rabee from al-Khalil …

Israel releases Palestinian women and children prisoners under Hamas deal
1 year, 1 month ago

Israel releases Palestinian women and children prisoners under Hamas deal

Al Jazeera  

Around 150 Palestinian prisoners and 50 civilian captives held in Gaza are to be released over four days under Israel-Hamas deal. Israel has released 39 women and children prisoners after Hamas freed 13 civilian captives in exchange under a Qatar-mediated deal that includes a four-day truce in Gaza. Under the Israel-Hamas deal, a total of 150 Palestinian prisoners held in …

Who are the Palestinian prisoners on Israel’s list for potential release?
1 year, 1 month ago

Who are the Palestinian prisoners on Israel’s list for potential release?

CNN  

CNN — Nearly seven weeks into the war, Israel and Hamas have agreed on a deal that would see the return of 150 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails in exchange for the release of at least 50 women and children held in Gaza, during a four-day pause in fighting, bringing hope to many families. The reasons behind the delay …

Who are the Palestinian prisoners on Israel’s list for potential release?
1 year, 1 month ago

Who are the Palestinian prisoners on Israel’s list for potential release?

CNN  

CNN — Nearly seven weeks into the war, Israel and Hamas have agreed on a deal that would see the return of 150 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails in exchange for the release of at least 50 women and children held in Gaza, during a four-day pause in fighting, bringing hope to many families. The reasons behind the delay …

Hamas, Israel leaders suggest deal is ‘close’ on captives, Gaza truce
1 year, 1 month ago

Hamas, Israel leaders suggest deal is ‘close’ on captives, Gaza truce

Al Jazeera  

Qatar-mediated deal could see Hamas exchange captives for Palestinian prisoners; US President Biden says ‘we’re now very close’. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has said a truce deal with Israel was close and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he hoped for “good news soon” about captives held by the Palestinian group, even as Israel’s bombardment of the Gaza Strip has continued …

Negotiations ongoing for release of 10-15 Hamas-held captives, reports say
1 year, 1 month ago

Negotiations ongoing for release of 10-15 Hamas-held captives, reports say

Al Jazeera  

Negotiations are continuing between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas, mediated by Qatar in coordination with the United States, that could see 10-15 Hamas-held captives released in exchange for a multiday pause in fighting, Hamas and Egyptian sources have told the Reuters and AFP news agencies. AFP cited a source close to Hamas saying the talks “revolve around the release of …

Israel-Gaza war: What we know about the captives taken by Hamas
1 year, 1 month ago

Israel-Gaza war: What we know about the captives taken by Hamas

Al Jazeera  

Hamas says it is ready to release its prisoners in exchange for the freedom of all Palestinians jailed by Israel, but Netanyahu has ruled out negotiations. An unspecified number of Israeli captives are being held by civilian residents in the Gaza Strip, Hamas said. He went on to say that Hamas needs time to search for captives taken by residents …

Hamas says it will release some foreign hostages in coming days
1 year, 1 month ago

Hamas says it will release some foreign hostages in coming days

Al Jazeera  

Amid continuing war with Israel, the Palestinian group says it has informed intermediaries of its plan to release some foreigners held captive in Gaza. The armed wing of the Palestinian group Hamas has said that it will release some foreign hostages from Gaza in the coming days, without offering more specifics. Qassam Brigades spokesman Abu Obeida announced the decision in …

Hamas cannot free captives until Israel-Gaza ceasefire: Official
1 year, 1 month ago

Hamas cannot free captives until Israel-Gaza ceasefire: Official

Al Jazeera  

The group needs time to locate captives taken to Gaza by various Palestinian factions, Hamas official tells Russia’s Kommersant newspaper. An official of Hamas has said the group that rules Gaza could not release the Israeli captives it is holding until a ceasefire is agreed in the continuing conflict, according to Russia’s Kommersant newspaper. The newspaper quoted an official called …

What do we know about Israeli captives taken by Hamas and their release?
1 year, 2 months ago

What do we know about Israeli captives taken by Hamas and their release?

Al Jazeera  

More than 200 people, including civilians and military personnel, are still being held in different locations in Gaza. More than 200 people are believed to be held captive by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups in Gaza after the deadly attacks inside Israel on October 7. Hamas said the attacks, which killed more than 1,500 Israelis, were aimed at ending …

Israel doubles number of Palestinian prisoners to 10,000 in two weeks
1 year, 2 months ago

Israel doubles number of Palestinian prisoners to 10,000 in two weeks

Al Jazeera  

Since October 7, Israel has arrested 4,000 labourers from Gaza and more than 1,000 people in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials say. ‘Dangerous’ prison conditions At a press conference on Thursday afternoon in Ramallah, head of the Palestinian Authority’s Commission for Detainees’ Affairs Qadura Fares, said recent developments regarding prisoners are “unprecedented” and “dangerous”. Palestinians from the Gaza Strip …

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