United Nations: Freed Israeli hostage Eli Sharabi, who was beaten, chained and starved while held for 491 days by Hamas, expressed his anger during an appearance at the UN Security Council on Thursday for having to suffer for so long and worry every day about being killed. “Where was the United Nations? Where was the … Read more
Jerusalem: The longest-serving Palestinian prisoner in Israeli jails, Nael Barghouti who spent more than four decades behind bars, walked free on Thursday under the latest hostage-prisoner swap of a fragile Gaza truce. Barghouti spent 45 years behind bars, including 34 of them consecutively, according to the Palestinian Prisoners Club advocacy group. He arrived in Egypt … Read more
Hamas has proposed a significant development in the ongoing ceasefire negotiations with Israel, offering to release all remaining captives in the Gaza Strip in “one go”. This move is contingent upon a lasting truce and the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from the besieged enclave. Hazem Qassem, Hamas spokesman, emphasised the group’s commitment to this … Read more
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 … Read more
After enduring 491 days in Hamas captivity, Eli Sharabi was finally freed on Saturday morning. His long-awaited return to Israel was marred by unimaginable heartbreak after he learned that his wife, Leanne, and daughters, Noya (16) and Yahel (13), were killed during the October 7 Hamas attack.In a heart-wrenching moment captured on video, Sharabi was … Read more