White House supports decision to suspend Palestinian prisoner release

The White House has backed the Israeli government’s decision to suspend the release of Palestinian prisoners. The US government said on Sunday that the move was in response to Hamas’ “barbaric treatment” of Israeli prisoners. Israel said it had suspended plans to release 620 Palestinian prisoners held by Hamas in Gaza in exchange for six […]

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Israel says it is postponing release of Palestinian prisoners

  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office released a statement in the early hours of Sunday saying that Israel was waiting to deliver the 620 Palestinian prisoners and detainees “until the release of the next hostages has been assured, and without the humiliating ceremonies.” Israel said on Sunday it was delaying the release of hundreds of […]

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Israel opens new office for voluntary departure of Gazans

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has ordered the establishment of a new government agency to facilitate the “voluntary departure” of Palestinian residents of the besieged Gaza Strip, the country’s Defense Ministry said on Monday (February 17). The Chinese news agency Xinhua reported on Tuesday (February 18). The Defense Ministry said the agency, which will be […]

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Delay in Israeli troop withdrawal from Lebanon, UN strongly reacts

The UN envoy to Lebanon and the peacekeeping force said on Tuesday that Israel’s delayed withdrawal is in violation of a UN resolution that ended the 2006 Hezbollah-Israel war and formed the basis for the recent ceasefire. “Today is the last day of the deadline for the withdrawal of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and […]

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Israel has violated the ceasefire agreement 266 times

Israel has violated the Gaza ceasefire 266 times since it was signed on January 19, Palestinian security sources told Al Jazeera. At least 132 Palestinians have been killed in the violations, 26 of whom have died from injuries. More than 900 people have been injured in Israeli shelling and attacks on refugee camps. The highest […]

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Netanyahu reiterates support for Trump’s Gaza plan

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Palestinians should be given the choice to leave Gaza. Speaking to Jewish American organizations gathered in Jerusalem, Netanyahu again praised U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to resettle Palestinians from Gaza. “Give them a choice. Not forcible eviction. Not ethnic cleansing,” he said. Trump’s call for Palestinians […]

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Netanyahu’s government under pressure from opposition to return hostages ‘quickly’

Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid has called on the Netanyahu government to “bring back as soon as possible” the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. He made the call on the social media site X on Saturday (February 15). In the X post, Yair Lapid wrote, “Yair, Sagui and Sasha are on their way home. […]

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