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Israeli hostages and Palestinian inmates freed in latest ceasefire swap
Hamas releases three more Israelis, as 369 Palestinians are handed over in the sixth exchange in recent weeks.BBC News - 5d -
Who are the Palestinian prisoners released in exchange for Israeli hostages?
Israel is releasing 183 Palestinian prisoners in the latest exchange for Israeli hostages held in Gaza, part of a ceasefire that has paused the war but whose future is uncertainABC News - Feb. 8 -
3 Israeli Hostages Are Released for 183 Palestinian Prisoners
The hostages, who were made to give public speeches thanking the Hamas militants who had held them captive, looked frail and gaunt, sparking dismay and outrage in Israel.The New York Times - Feb. 9 -
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Hamas releases 3 more Israeli hostages in exchange for 183 Palestinian prisoners
Hamas militants freed three more Israeli hostages on Saturday in exchange for Israel releasing another 183 Palestinian prisoners as part of the ceasefire agreement.ABC News - Feb. 8 -
Palestinians and Israelis react to halt of hostage release and fragile ceasefire
The fragile ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas has allowed the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners. However, there are new concerns after Hamas said it would halt the ...CBS News - Feb. 11 -
Hamas to free 3 more Israeli hostages for dozens of Palestinian prisoners under Gaza ceasefire
Hamas-led militants are set to free three more hostages, all Israeli civilian men, and Israel will release dozens of Palestinian prisoners as part of a fragile agreement that has paused the war in ...ABC News - Feb. 8 -
Middle East latest: 3 more Israeli hostages to be exchanged for dozens of Palestinian prisoners
Hamas is set to release three more hostages in exchange for dozens of Palestinian prisoners, part of the Gaza ceasefire deal with IsraelABC News - Feb. 8 -
Gaza ceasefire live: Palestinian prisoners and detainees released in exchange for three Israeli hostages
Benjamin Netanyahu has denounced the ‘shocking’ images of freed Israeli hostages as Hamas accused Israel of ‘slow killing’ imprisoned Palestinians. A small crowd has gathered at Tel Aviv’s Hostages ...The Guardian - Feb. 8 -
Middle East latest: 3 Israeli hostages and over 300 Palestinian prisoners are set to be exchanged
Three Israeli men held hostage in the Gaza Strip are set to be released on Saturday in exchange for more than 300 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jailsABC News - 5d -
Middle East crisis live: Palestinian prisoners and detainees freed after Hamas releases Israeli hostages
Iair Horn, Alexander Sasha Troufanov and Sagui Dekel Chen released by Hamas. Several media are quoting a statement released by Hamas this morning, in which it says Israel will only be able to ...The Guardian - 5d -
A Sick Inmate in New York Is Freed After Suing Over Parole Delay
Steve Coleman was kept for 21 months after his parole date because the state could not find a nursing home placement.The New York Times - Feb. 7 -
Execution date set for inmate who says death sentence is "long overdue"
Arizona has set an execution date for a convicted killer on death row, marking the state's return to the death penalty after more than a decade of issues.CBS News - Feb. 12 -
Prison Boss Elevated by Hochul Was Accused of Rape by 2 Former Inmates
The attacks occurred years earlier when Bennie Thorpe worked at a state women’s prison, his accusers said. Now he runs a prison where an inmate was fatally beaten by guards.The New York Times - 2d -
Scotland frees hundreds of inmates as U.K. grapples with prison overcrowding crisis
Hundreds of prisoners will be freed in Scotland as part of a broader emergency response to ease the burden of overcrowded prisons across the United Kingdom.NBC News - 2d -
Dominica crams thousands of inmates facing no charges into overcrowded prisons
They’re known as “frog men,” inmates who are forced to sleep on prison floors across the Dominican Republic, often next to overflowing toilets or holes in the ground that serve as oneABC News - 1d -
Dominican Republic officials cram thousands of inmates facing no charges into overcrowded prisons
A majority of inmates in the Dominican Republic languish in prison without ever having been charged with a crime, and activists warn they face inhuman conditions and a lack of medical care.NBC News - 1d -
Six New York prison workers indicted for murder in beating death of inmate
Assault on Robert Brooks in December caught on body cameras, triggering widespread outrage and calls for justice. Six New York prison workers have been indicted for second-degree murder in the ...The Guardian - 4h -
Lawyers for inmates ask judge to take over health care services in Arizona prisons
Lawyers for 25,000 people incarcerated in Arizona have asked a judge to take over health care operations in state-run prisons and appoint an official to run themABC News - Feb. 12 -
Trump Digs In on Gaza Takeover and Palestinian Resettlement
Aides had sought to walk back the president’s proposal, which drew condemnations. Israel’s defense minister said its military would draft plans for Gazans who wished to leave.The New York Times - Feb. 6 -
Watch: Released Palestinian prisoners greeted in Ramallah
Some 180 prisoners are being freed in exchange for three Israeli hostages.BBC News - Feb. 8 -
Trump Says Palestinians Will Not Be Allowed to Return to Gaza
President Trump, speaking to Fox News, reiterated his plan to rebuild the Gaza Strip and said its population would be resettled in a “permanent place” elsewhere.The New York Times - Feb. 10 -
Watch: Crowds gather to welcome freed Palestinians prisoners
Israel released 369 Palestinian prisoners on Saturday as Hamas freed three more hostagesBBC News - 5d -
Movie Review: 'No Other Land' is a shocking look at Palestinian life under occupation
The irony shouldn’t be lost on anyone that “No Other Land,” a documentary about the systemic demolition of Palestinian homes in the West Bank, cannot find a cinematic home, either with a ...ABC News - Feb. 5 -
Trump's comments on Gaza draw backlash as Palestinians return home after ceasefire
President Trump drew backlash when he suggested the United States should take control of the Gaza Strip and move Palestinians out during a news conference with the Israeli prime minister at the ...CBS News - Feb. 5 -
‘This time, we stay’: the Palestinian families vowing not to leave Gaza
Defiant Gazans reject Trump’s resettlement plan after enduring 15 months of conflict. Saaed Salem’s eyes filled with tears as he surveyed the remains of his north Gaza neighbourhood on a freezing ...The Guardian - Feb. 9 -
To stop Trump’s Gaza plans, Palestinians need solidarity and support | Omar Barghouti
The Boycott, Divest and Sanction movement is the best way to show solidarity with our liberation struggle. Egyptian and Greek mythologies mention a phoenix rising from ashes. Palestinians in Gaza ...The Guardian - Feb. 10 -
Israeli police raid Jerusalem bookshops and arrest Palestinian owners
Raid on Educational Bookshop branches described by rights groups as part of harassment campaign against Palestinian intellectuals. . Israeli police have raided a leading Palestinian-owned bookshop ...The Guardian - Feb. 10 -
Super Bowl halftime performer detained after unfurling Sudanese-Palestinian flag
A performer in Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show was detained late Sunday after showing a Sudanese-Palestinian flag on the field. The NFL confirmed to The Associated Press that the ...The Hill - Feb. 10 -
For many Palestinian Americans, Trump’s Gaza plan evokes legacy of displacement
In Dearborn, a largely Arab American town where Trump made gains, his plan to take over Gaza is met with ‘disgust’. For Palestinian Americans in Dearborn, Michigan , like Zaynah Jadallah and her ...The Guardian - Feb. 10 -
Trump: Palestinians wouldn't have right to return to developed Gaza
President Trump in a new interview said Palestinians would not have the right to return to the Gaza Strip if it is taken over and developed by the United States, as he has proposed. "No, they ...The Hill - Feb. 10 -
Trump says Palestinians won't have the right to return to Gaza
"No, they wouldn't," President Trump said when asked if Palestinians will have the right to return to the Gaza Strip.CBS News - Feb. 10 -
Israeli Police Raid Two Palestinian Bookshops in East Jerusalem
The police said the stores were selling books that supported terrorism and that two members of the family who owned the business had been arrested. A lawyer said their detention was “political” ...The New York Times - Feb. 10 -
Trump says Palestinians wouldn't be allowed back into Gaza under his plan
President Donald Trump said Palestinians wouldn't be permitted to return to the Gaza Strip as part of his plan for the United States to take ownership of the war-torn territory.NBC News - Feb. 11 -
Israel's fatal shooting of a pregnant Palestinian woman raises fears in the West Bank
Palestinians say the fatal shooting of a pregnant 23-year-old in a refugee camp in the northern West Bank signals a worrying trend toward more lethal, warlike tactics by Israel in the occupied ...ABC News - Feb. 11 -
Super Bowl halftime protester wanted to 'highlight the human suffering' of Palestinians
The performer in Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show who was detained after showing a Sudanese-Palestinian flag said he wanted to “highlight the human suffering” of Palestinians during the ...The Hill - Feb. 11 -
Meeting with Trump, Jordan's king offers to take in thousands of Palestinian children
WASHINGTON — Jordan’s King Abdullah II said Tuesday that he would take in 2,000 Palestinian children from Gaza who are very sick or have cancer in response to a plan by President Donald Trump to ...NBC News - Feb. 11 -
Jordan pledges to take in sick Palestinian children as Trump backpedals on aid threat
King Abdullah II of Jordan pledged to take in 2,000 sick Palestinian children from the Gaza Strip on Tuesday amid pressure from President Trump for his country to take in Palestinians from the ...The Hill - Feb. 11 -
Meeting with Trump, Jordan's king offers to take in thousands of Palestinian children
WASHINGTON — Jordan’s King Abdullah II said he reiterated Tuesday during a meeting with President Donald Trump his country's and the region's "steadfast opposition" to the president's plan to ...NBC News - Feb. 11
