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Watch: Released Palestinian prisoners greeted in Ramallah
Some 180 prisoners are being freed in exchange for three Israeli hostages.BBC News - Feb. 8 -
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 -
Watch: Crowds gather to welcome freed Palestinians prisoners
Israel released 369 Palestinian prisoners on Saturday as Hamas freed three more hostagesBBC News - 5d -
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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 -
In Overture to Trump, Palestinian Leader Mahmoud Abbas Ends Payments for Prisoners
The United States and Israel have long condemned the payment of stipends to families of Palestinian prisoners involved in attacks on Israel.The New York Times - 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 -
Palestinian Authority's president orders end to paying families of prisoners involved in violence against Israel
Palestinian Authority's president orders end to paying families of prisoners involved in violence against IsraelABC News - Feb. 10 -
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 -
Early release of hundreds of prisoners begins
The first of up to 390 prisoners are being freed early in an attempt to ease overcrowding in jails.BBC News - 2d -
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 -
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 -
Israel and Hamas complete fifth hostage-prisoner swap
Release of three Israeli hostages and 183 Palestinian prisoners comes as next phase of ceasefire set to begin. Israel and Hamas completed their fifth hostage-prisoner swap under a fragile Gaza ...The Guardian - Feb. 8 -
Hostages freed and prisoners released in latest ceasefire exchange
Concerns have been raised about the appearance of the Israelis, while representatives for the released Palestinians say they all needed "medical attention".BBC News - Feb. 8 -
The Untold Story of a Crypto Crimefighter’s Descent Into Nigerian Prison
As a US federal agent, Tigran Gambaryan pioneered modern crypto investigations. Then at Binance, he got trapped between the world’s biggest crypto exchange and a government determined to make it pay.Wired - Feb. 10 -
Kate meets new mothers and babies on prison visit
The Princess of Wales has visited HMP Styal in Cheshire as part of her ongoing early years initiative.BBC News - Feb. 11 -
A look inside an El Salvador mega prison
El Salvador's president is offering to take in deportees and U.S. criminals at its prisons, including American citizens. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano got a rare first-hand look inside one ...CBS News - 6d -
Inside El Salvador's notorious CECOT mega-prison
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced last week that President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador had agreed to accept deportees from the U.S. convicted of crimes, and also offered to house ...CBS News - 5d -
Israel and Hamas Finish 6th Exchange of Hostages for Prisoners
Hamas freed three Israelis who appeared to be in relatively good condition, and Israel released 369 Palestinian prisoners. The exchange will likely sustain a fragile cease-fire, at least for now.The New York Times - 5d -
Russia Frees American Prisoner Before Talks With U.S.
The release of Kalob Byers Wayne, who was arrested on drug charges on Feb. 7, came on the eve of talks about the war in Ukraine.The New York Times - 2d -
Leonard Peltier leaves prison after Biden commutation
Native American activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1970s of murdering two FBI agents, was released from prison Tuesday after then-President Biden commuted his sentence in the final ...The Hill - 2d -
Labour’s prisons reform is a policy of necessity, not choice
Party breaks with decades-old consensus on sending more people to jail at the risk of turning off votersFinancial Times - 1d -
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 -
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
