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People greet freed Palestinian prisoners as they arrive in Gaza after their release from Israeli prison, outside Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis on Monday
Tears and cheers in West Bank and Gaza as nearly 2,000 Palestinians freed from Isaeli jails
JERUSALEM — Israel freed almost 2,000 Palestinians from its jails on Monday as part of a Gaza ceasefire deal, prompting emotional scenes of families reunited with loved ones, some of whom had spent decades behind bars.More than 1,700 of those released were detainees who had been held without charge by Israeli forces in Gaza since the start of the war, which began with the Hamas-led attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023. Another 250 prisoners had been serving long sentences for convictions in serious crimes, including murder. Some alleged they had been regularly beaten while in Israeli prisons after their release on Monday.By late Monday, nearly 40 buses carrying the detainees moved slowly through large crowds at the Nasser medical complex in southern Gaza.The convoy was preceded by...
October 14, 2025

Tears and cheers in West Bank and Gaza as nearly 2,000 Palestinians freed from Isaeli jails

A prisoner holds his hands in the air after release
Palestinians celebrate return of prisoners freed by Israel
GAZA CITY — Hundreds of freed Palestinian prisoners and detainees have been welcomed with tears and screams of joy as they were released by Israel to be reunited with their families in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.The release involved about 250 prisoners who had been convicted of crimes including murder and deadly attacks against Israelis — and about 1,700 detainees from Gaza who had been held by Israel without charge.As prisoners exited a Red Cross bus in Ramallah, many draped in traditional Keffiyeh scarves, they looked pale and gaunt, with some struggling to walk.They were freed as part of an exchange in which 20 Israeli hostages, and the remains of some deceased hostages, were released by Hamas."He is ready to embrace freedom," said Amro Abdullah, 24, who was waiting for his...
October 13, 2025

Palestinians celebrate return of prisoners freed by Israel

Freed hostage Eitan Mor's emotional reunion with family
'Long and painful nightmare finally over,' Trump tells Israel's parliament
JERUSALEM — US President Donald Trump has told cheering Israeli lawmakers that "the long and painful nightmare is finally over", after helping to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.During the first such address by a US president since 2008, Trump said the day would mark "the moment that everything began to change, and change very much for the better" in the Middle East.Trump's address to the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, comes on the day that the last 20 living hostages held in the Palestinian enclave were released by Hamas.Israel is releasing 250 Palestinian prisoners and more than 1,700 other Palestinians detained during the two-year military operations in Gaza.During a whirlwind trip to the region, Trump will also attend a peace summit in Sharm El-Sheikh,...
October 13, 2025

'Long and painful nightmare finally over,' Trump tells Israel's parliament

The Israeli foreign ministry released footage of its forces detaining Swedish activist Greta Thunberg from one of the boats
Greta Thunberg and other activists detained as Israeli military intercepts Gaza-bound aid ships
JERUSALEM — Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and other passengers aboard a fleet of Gaza-bound aid ships have been detained by the Israeli military after more than a dozen vessels of the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) were intercepted, sparking global outcry.The flotilla is trying to break Israel’s 18-year blockade of Gaza and get aid into the war-ravaged enclave using ships that set sail from ports across the Mediterranean. As of 3:30 a.m. local time Thursday, 30 GSF boats were still sailing and were about 46 nautical miles from Gaza, while 13 boats had been intercepted, GSF said.Flotilla organizers labelled Israel’s interception of the ships “an illegal attack” on humanitarians, while Israel said the activists were “not interested in aid, but in provocation.”The first...
October 02, 2025

Greta Thunberg and other activists detained as Israeli military intercepts Gaza-bound aid ships

Displaced Palestinian children search for firewood and plastic in a landfill beside their tent camp where they are taking shelter, Khan Younis, Gaza, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025
Activists claim Israeli vessel approached and disrupted Gaza flotilla
JERUSALEM — The Global Sumud Flotilla carrying activists and humanitarian aid to Gaza, attempting to break through Israel's naval blockade, said it was approached by what one of its members described as an Israeli military vessel in the early hours of Wednesday.The ship, according to activist Thiago Avila and others, damaged communication systems on some of the boats within the fleet, including the lead boats Alma and Sirius, and performed “very dangerous maneuvers”.In a collaborative post on Avila's Instagram page, a large vessel can be seen circling the flotilla’s fleet. It is unclear whether the ship the activist accused of the attack was indeed Israeli, as visibility was limited.Euronews reviewed the video and could not independently verify the vessel's...
October 01, 2025

Activists claim Israeli vessel approached and disrupted Gaza flotilla

A US Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol agent stands in front of the US-Mexico border wall in Imperial Beach, California, on August 17
US to send home dozens of Iranians over next two days, Tehran says
TEHRAN — The United States will deport 120 Iranians back to Iran over the next two days, Iran’s state-affiliated media reported Tuesday, citing a foreign ministry official.Most of the group entered the US “illegally” through Mexico, the head of consular affairs at Iran’s foreign ministry, Hossein Noushabadi, told Tasnim news agency, adding that those deported will arrive to Iran through Qatar.The official said that the Iranian government has asked the US government to “be sensitive in respecting the rights of Iranian immigrants.” Iran has an “interest protection office” in the Pakistani embassy in Washington, DC.The New York Times first reported that the Trump administration will deport “around 100” Iranians after a deal was reached between the US and Iranian...
October 01, 2025

US to send home dozens of Iranians over next two days, Tehran says

Italian leader Giorgia Meloni says a new US proposal has sparked hope of ending the Israel-Hamas war
Italy PM tells Gaza aid flotilla to stop or risk 'preventing peace'
ROME — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has told a flotilla sailing towards Gaza to stop, saying the latest attempt by activists to deliver aid risks derailing a US plan to end the war.More than 40 boats sailing in the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) have been accompanied by an Italian naval frigate, which Italian officials said would stop once the flotilla was 150 nautical miles (278km) from Gaza's shoreline.Shortly after reaching that point on Wednesday, GSF said it was on "high alert" and that drone activity was "increasing" above the flotilla.Meloni said the US proposal had sparked "hope" of ending the Israel-Hamas war, adding it was "a fragile balance, which many would be happy to destroy"."I fear that the flotilla's attempt to...
October 01, 2025

Italy PM tells Gaza aid flotilla to stop or risk 'preventing peace'

Smoke and fire rise from a building in Gaza City
Trump peace plan 'ignores interests of Palestinian people', Hamas official says
JERUSALEM — A senior Hamas figure has told the BBC that the group is likely to reject Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza, saying it "serves Israel's interests" and "ignores those of the Palestinian people".The figure said that Hamas is unlikely to agree to disarming and handing over their weapons — a key condition of Trump's plan.Hamas is also said to object to the deployment of an International Stabilisation Force (ISF) in Gaza, which it views as a new form of occupation.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accepted Trump's plan during White House talks on Monday. Hamas has not yet given an official response.Qatar's foreign ministry has said Hamas is studying the White House proposal "responsibly".A senior Palestinian official...
October 01, 2025

Trump peace plan 'ignores interests of Palestinian people', Hamas official says

The peace plan, agreed by Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, proposes an immediate end to fighting in Gaza
Middle Eastern and European leaders welcome Trump's Gaza peace plan
JERUSALEM — European and Middle Eastern leaders have welcomed a US peace plan for Gaza, as President Donald Trump warned Hamas to accept it.The plan, agreed by Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, proposes an immediate end to fighting, the release within 72 hours of 20 living Israeli hostages held by Hamas as well as the remains of the more than two dozen hostages who are believed to be dead — in exchange for hundreds of detained Gazans.Hamas officials have been given the 20-point plan, a Palestinian source told the BBC.The plan also says Hamas will have no role in governing Gaza, and leaves the door open for an eventual Palestinian state — but Netanyahu later again ruled this out.Speaking at Monday's news conference at the White House, Trump called the plan...
September 30, 2025

Middle Eastern and European leaders welcome Trump's Gaza peace plan

Demonstrators take part in a protest in Tel Aviv last July to demand the immediate release of all hostages held in Gaza since the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas
Donald Trump upbeat about ending Gaza war as 21-point peace plan takes shape
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has proposed a 21-point Gaza peace plan that calls for all hostages held by Hamas to be released within 48 hours of an agreement and sets out a roadmap for Gaza once the war ends, according to a source familiar with the proposal.US President Donald Trump has voiced optimism about resolving the conflict, saying Friday they’re “very close” to a deal, just days after his envoy said a “breakthrough” was possible.Meanwhile, Israel’s assault in the enclave continues, with the military escalating its offensive in recent days and forcing many to flee Gaza City as the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) pushes deeper into the urban area.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday, however, vowed to continue the war until Hamas is destroyed.The...
September 29, 2025

Donald Trump upbeat about ending Gaza war as 21-point peace plan takes shape

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