Tag: Palestinian prisoners

Wife of jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti asks Trump to seek his release

October 24, 2025 admin

A man walks past a mural depicting the Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti, with a message that reads in Arabic, “See you soon”, on Israel’s separation barrier in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. | Photo Credit: AP The wife of high-profile Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouti, Fadwa Barghouti, appealed to U.S. President Donald Trump to help…

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Israel and Hamas complete their latest exchange as ceasefire’s first phase has just 2 weeks left

February 15, 2025 admin

Israel and Hamas completed the sixth exchange of hostages and Palestinian prisoners on Saturday with just over two weeks remaining in their fragile Gaza ceasefire’s initial phase, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio landed in Israel to begin a Mideast tour. Israelis expressed relief as the three hostages — Argentinian-Israeli Iair Horn, 46; American-Israeli…

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Bus Carrying Freed Palestinian Prisoners Arrives In West Bank

February 15, 2025 admin

Ramallah: A bus carrying a group of Palestinian prisoners released Saturday by Israel under the Gaza ceasefire deal arrived to a cheering crowd in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, according to an AFP journalist. Wearing traditional keffiyeh scarves, the freed prisoners were hoisted on the crowd’s shoulders and hugged relatives before heading to…

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Hamas says next hostages will be released on January 25 as scheduled

January 20, 2025 admin

A Palestinian sits near destroyed homes, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Jabalia Refugee Camp, northern Gaza Strip, on January 20, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Hamas said on Monday (January 20, 2025) it would next release hostages held in Gaza on Saturday, after an official with the Palestinian militant group had said…

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