Hamas and Israel will conduct their fourth swap of the Gaza ceasefire on Saturday, with militants releasing three Israelis including the father of the two youngest hostages, in exchange for 183 Palestinians held in Israeli jails.
The Red Cross, accused of not doing enough to help hostages in Gaza or Palestinian detainees in Israel, has defended itself in a rare statement outlining the limits of its role.Insisting on its neutrality,
Newsweek has reached out to the Jerusalem Municipality for comment via email. The arrests highlight the ongoing tensions between Israel and Palestinians, especially in light of the ceasefire that ended a major conflict.
Israel’s military says it won’t complete its withdrawal from southern Lebanon by Sunday as outlined in its ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah militants.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the sight of their chaotic handover was shocking and threatened death to anyone hurting hostages
The prisoners released were all men, ranging in age from 15 to 69, with nearly two dozen serving life sentences for more egregious crimes transferred to Egypt before further deportation.
Throngs of people eagerly waited on Thursday for more than 100 Palestinian prisoners who were released from Israel in exchange for hostages held in Gaza.
Crowds of cheering Palestinians greeted prisoners released by Israel as they arrived in the West Bank city of Ramallah Saturday.
The Israeli organization representing families of hostages in Gaza has celebrated the news that three high-profile men will be released next. In turn, Palestinian authorities say Israel has agreed to release 90 prisoners.
Almost a hundred Palestinian prisoners released by Israel arrived on Thursday afternoon on two buses in the West Bank town of Ramallah, where their families, medical teams, and also hundreds of people were waiting to welcome them with Palestinian flags and those of the Palestinian nationalist movement Fatah.
Two Palestinians have been killed by Israeli occupation forces in the Jenin refugee camp, while a third was killed in Nablus.