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Israel To Free 183 Palestinian Prisoners Today

January 31, 2025 admin

Jerusalem: 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. “The updated number of prisoners to be released tomorrow is 183,” said Palestinian Prisoners’ Club spokeswoman Amani Sarahneh on Friday, after previously announcing…

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Hamas to free three Israeli hostages in next ceasefire swap

January 31, 2025 admin

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 Bank, January 30, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Hamas and Israel…

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Hamas Confirms Death Of Military Chief Mohammed Deif

January 30, 2025 admin

Gaza: The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, has announced that its military chief, Mohammed Deif, was killed by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip. In a statement on Thursday, Abu Obeida, spokesperson for the brigades, also confirmed that Marwan Issa, Al-Qassam’s deputy chief of staff, had been killed, Xinhua news agency reported….

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Hamas To Release 3 Israelis, 5 Thais Today In Exchange For 110 Palestinians

January 29, 2025 admin

Ramallah: A Palestinian prisoners advocacy group said Israeli authorities would release 110 prisoners, including 30 minors, on Thursday as part of an exchange under a Gaza ceasefire deal agreed with Hamas. “Tomorrow, 110 Palestinian prisoners are to be released,” the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club said in a statement, referring to the third exchange of hostages and…

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Israel committed to Gaza peace deal: Israeli diplomat

January 28, 2025 admin

Relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages, kidnapped during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas, hold pictures of hostages and banners as they protest demanding the release of all hostages in Tel Aviv, Israel January 27, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel will continue to follow the Gaza peace deal until all the hostages…

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8 Hostages Due For Release In 1st Phase Of Truce Deal Are Dead: Israel

January 27, 2025 admin

Jerusalem: Eight of the hostages due for release in the first phase of a truce deal between Israel and Hamas are dead, Israeli government spokesman David Mencer said Monday. “The families have been informed of the situation of their relatives,” Mencer told reporters, without providing the names of the victims. That means that of the…

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Thousands Return To North Gaza For 1st Time Since War As Israel Open Crossings

January 27, 2025 admin

Jerusalem: Masses of Palestinians, who were displaced by months of war, began moving towards the north of the Gaza Strip on Monday after Israel and Hamas said they had reached a deal for the release of another six hostages. The breakthrough preserves a fragile truce deal aimed at ending the more than 15-month conflict, which…

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Trump Suggests Jordan, Egypt Take Palestinians; Hamas, Israel React

January 26, 2025 admin

Jerusalem: US President Donald Trump on Saturday floated the idea that Jordan and Egypt should take more Palestinians from Gaza, where Israel’s military actions have killed tens of thousands and created a dire humanitarian situation. The idea was welcomed by Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, but Palestinian groups including Islamic Jihad and Hamas vowed…

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Israel Shares Video Of Women Soldiers Being Kidnapped On Oct 7, 2023

January 26, 2025 admin

Jerusalem: Palestine-based Hamas released four female Israeli soldiers on Saturday as part of the second hostage release of the Gaza ceasefire deal. Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy and Liri Albag were serving as observers at the Nahal Oz army base on the border with Gaza on 7 October, 202, when Hamas attacked Israel and…

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Fragile Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Enters 2nd Week, When Is Next Hostage Swap?

January 26, 2025 admin

Palestinian Territories: A fragile truce aimed at ending the war in Gaza entered its second week on Sunday, after four Israeli hostages and around 200 Palestinian prisoners were released to joyful scenes. While Israel and Hamas completed on Saturday their second hostage-prisoner swap under the ceasefire deal, a last-minute dispute blocked the expected return of…

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