Palestinians condemn Israel’s Ben-Gvir over Marwan Barghouti threat Footage shows far-right minister taunting 66-year-old Palestinian leader during jail visit. Al Jazeera · Aug 15, 2025
Who are the Palestinian prisoners released in exchange for Israeli hostages? Israel has released 369 Palestinian prisoners and detainees in the latest exchange for Israeli hostages captured by Hamas, as the fragile ceasefire held after a standoff over aid deliveries The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2025
IDF making ‘offensive plans’ as Trump says US will back Israel if it restarts war – as it happened Iair Horn, Sasha Troufanov and Sagui Dekel-Chen released by Hamas The Guardian - AU · Feb 15, 2025
Middle East latest: 3 Israeli hostages and over 300 Palestinian prisoners are set to be exchanged Three Israeli men held hostage in the Gaza Strip are set to be released on Saturday in exchange for more than 300 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2025
Hamas is set to free 3 more Israeli hostages after dispute threatened to reignite war in Gaza Three more Israelis held captive in the Gaza Strip are on the verge of being freed by Hamas-led militants as part of a shaky ceasefire deal that requires Israel to release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in exchange The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2025
Israel-Gaza ceasefire deal: Which Palestinian prisoners could be released? Thousands of Palestinian prisoners could be released in exchange for Israeli captives as part of the ceasefire deal. Al Jazeera · Jan 18, 2025
Families await release of Palestinian prisoners after ceasefire deal With the first releases expected on Sunday, family members admit: ‘We living on our nerves’ The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2025
Marwan Barghouti ‘brutally’ assaulted in Israeli prison, rights groups say The Palestinian leader held in solitary confinement reportedly suffers numerous injuries in the September 9 attack. Al Jazeera · Oct 28, 2024
Deadly airstrikes reported in Lebanon – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Oct 28, 2024
Most Palestinians Don't Want Hamas Rule, Poll Shows A new survey shows that neither Hamas, nor its secular nationalist rivals, nor Biden’s plan have majority support among Palestinians. Reason · Jun 13, 2024
Israeli abuse of jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti ‘amounts to torture’ With thousands now held without charge, lawyers say Israel is signalling that no detainee is safe The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2024
Tomorrow’s Freedom review – does this man know the way to peace in Israel and Palestine? Sombre documentary focuses on the former Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti, and how he is becoming a Mandela-like figure since his imprisonment in 2002 The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2024
Palestinian Prisoner’s Day: How many are still in Israeli detention? Why are nearly 10,000 Palestinians being held in Israeli prisons – one-third of them without charge? Al Jazeera · Apr 17, 2024
‘Everyone has friends in jail’: how Palestinian prisoners became central to Gaza ceasefire talks Hamas seeks scaled-back release it can portray as victory as Israeli government weighs conflicting pressures over hostages The Guardian - UK · Mar 16, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2024 ‘The most popular Palestinian leader alive’: Releasing Marwan Barghouti could transform territories’ politics The 64-year-old is respected by secular nationalists and Islamists alike, and his much called-for release after two decades in jail for terror charges could bring a ceasefire closer
Al Jazeera · Feb 15, 2024 Will Israel release Marwan Barghouti, the ‘Palestinian Mandela’? Amid growing calls for Barghouti to be released after 22 years in jail, Israel has placed him in solitary confinement.
The Guardian - US · Feb 8, 2024 Israel should free Marwan Barghouti. He is crucial to any hope of a longterm peace The Palestinian nationalist, jailed for violence in the Second Intifada, may be the key to negotiating a two-state solution
Top News · Feb 3, 2024 Hamas Demands Release of Marwan Barghouti in Cease-fire Negotiations This article highlights the demand by Hamas to release Marwan Barghouti, a prominent Palestinian prisoner, and the potential implications for Palestinian p...
The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2024 The pressure is building on Netanyahu over hostages – his only option is an ‘all for all’ deal A mass prisoner release would seem like a PR win for Hamas, but it’s Israel’s only route to victory, says Gershon Baskin of the International Communities Organisation NGO
The Guardian - AU · Jan 15, 2024 Afternoon Update: world’s billionaires vastly richer since pandemic; Woolies store vandalised; and Victoria defends $100m Tennis Australia bailout The wealth of the world’s billionaires grew three times faster than the rate of inflation
The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2024 Ex-Shin Bet head says Israel should negotiate with jailed intifada leader Israel will not have security until Palestinians have their own state, Ami Ayalon says in Guardian interview
France 24 · Nov 12, 2023 Could exiled former Palestinian leader Mohammed Dahlan lead Gaza after the Israel-Hamas war? The former leader of Fatah in Gaza, Mohammed Dahlan, has been living in exile in the United Arab Emirates for the past 10 years, where he has become a successful businessman. Born in the Palestinian coastal enclave, Dahlan is a powerful financial force in Gaza and an influential figure in…
France 24 · Nov 4, 2023 Can Marwan Barghouti, the ‘Palestinian Mandela’, bring peace to Gaza? Hamas has said that the group would only release all 240 Israeli hostages held in Gaza if Israel agrees to free all Palestinian prisoners. Among those locked up is Marwan Barghouti, sentenced to life imprisonment in 2004 for deadly attacks against Israelis. For many Palestinians, their “Nelson Mandela” is a…
The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2023 Fears grow West Bank will become another front in Israel’s war as violence surges Palestinians in the West Bank tell Kim Sengupta they are facing a crackdown from Israeli forces and threats to their lives from settlers, while Israeli officials say the threat from Hamas is clear
Al Jazeera · Oct 18, 2023 Palestinian Authority cracks down on protests over Israel Gaza attacks A young Palestinian girl was killed by PA fire in Jenin, while another man was killed by Israeli forces in Nabi Saleh.