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Israel army says charges five soldiers for abusing Palestinian detainee

February 19, 2025 admin

People walk at a damaged site, after Israeli troops withdrew from most of south Lebanon, in Mays al-Jabal, near the border with Israel, southern Lebanon, February 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Israeli military said Wednesday (February 19, 2025) it had filed charges against five reservist soldiers for abusing a Palestinian detainee in July…

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Israel’s Netanyahu signals he’s moving ahead with Trump’s idea to transfer Palestinians from Gaza

February 17, 2025 admin

FILE- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and President Donald Trump stand as they prepare to depart after the Abraham Accords signing ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, Sept. 15, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) | Photo Credit: Alex Brandon Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday signaled that he…

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‘Welcome back’: Israelis cheer, cry as hostages freed from Gaza

February 15, 2025 admin

A man holds a placard with text in Hebrew that reads “Sorry! Welcome back” as people gather to watch news coverage, on the day of the release of hostages held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, as part of a ceasefire deal in Gaza between Hamas and Israel, in Tel Aviv, on…

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Bus carrying freed Palestinian prisoners and detainees departs Israeli jail, live TV shows

February 15, 2025 admin

A drone view shows people gathering near Red Cross vehicles, on the day of the release of hostages held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on February 15, 2025 | Photo Credit:…

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Sick, injured children begin crossing from Gaza to Egypt in first opening in months

February 1, 2025 admin

A convoy, with some of the vehicles carrying Palestinian patients and injured people, waits to head towards Rafah crossing before they leave Gaza for treatment abroad, amid a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on February 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters A group of 50 sick and injured…

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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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Israel kills 2 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, officials say

January 29, 2025 admin

Displaced Palestinians arrive in the northern Gaza Strip, following Israel’s decision to allow thousands of them to go back for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas on Monday, January 27, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP “Israel killed two Palestinians in the northern West Bank overnight and into Wednesday…

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Trump wants Jordan and Egypt to accept more refugees, floats plan to ’just clean out’ Gaza

January 26, 2025 admin

Palestinians attend Friday prayers inside a mosque destroyed by the Israeli airstrikes in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, on January 24, 2025, days after the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas came into effect. | Photo Credit: AP President Donald Trump said Saturday (January 25, 2025) he’d like to see Jordan, Egypt and other Arab nations…

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Trump ends Biden’s hold on sending 2,000-pound bombs to Israel

January 26, 2025 admin

President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One. File. | Photo Credit: AP President Donald Trump has ended his predecessor’s hold on sending 2,000-pound bombs to Israel, lifting a pressure point that had been meant to reduce civilian casualties during the U.S. ally’s war with Hamas in Gaza that is now halted by…

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Israel frees 90 Palestinian prisoners as ceasefire takes hold

January 20, 2025 admin

The first three hostages were released from Gaza and the first Palestinian prisoners were freed from Israeli custody as the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took hold following 15 months of war, with mixed emotions and more difficult steps ahead over the next six weeks. Palestinians across Gaza began making their way home, and…

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