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What the resumption of Israel-Hamas fighting means for Palestinians in Israeli jails

Human rights groups say Israel stepped up arrests in the occupied West Bank during the war. Only a fraction of those arrested have been released as part of hostage and prisoner exchanges.

WEKU

Young, bright, Palestinian: the three friends shot in Vermont

Tahseen Ali Ahmad, Kinnan Abdalhamid and Hisham Awartani, all 20, are childhood friends and ‘incredibly tight’ – especially now

The Guardian - US

Blinken keen for truce to ‘continue to move forward’ – as it happened

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Locked up with no charge, Palestinian prisoners tell of pain and sorrow as they are freed in hostage exchange

Dozens of women and children released from prison in Israel were held without trial or charge, a practice rights group says violates international law, writes Bel Trew

The Independent UK

'Welcome Back': Joy In West Bank As Freed Prisoners Return

A red keffiyeh scarf around her neck and a beaming smile on her face, Rouba Assi fell into her friends' arms after being freed from an Israeli prison.

International Business Times

Mother of Palestinian student shot in Vermont thought he would be safer in U.S.

Elizabeth Price's son Hisham Awartani was one of three men of Palestinian descent shot on Saturday in Vermont. Speaking to NPR from Ramallah, Price fears her son "is confronting a life of disability."

WEKU

Prisoner Releases Send Hamas Support Rocketing In West Bank

In Palestinian cities in the occupied West Bank, long the turf of president Mahmud Abbas's Fatah party, the green flag of Islamist rival Hamas is flying ever higher thanks to prisoner-hostage exchanges.

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Who are the Palestinian prisoners Israel released on Friday?

Thirty-nine Palestinian women and children were released from Israeli jails on Friday during a pause in fighting.

Al Jazeera

Indian woman evacuated from war-torn Gaza

Indian woman Lubna Nazir Shaboo and her daughter safely reach Egypt from Gaza after Indian missions in the region help with their evacuation. They crossed Rafah border crossing and move to Cairo. Indian missions in Ramallah, Tel Aviv and Cairo helped make evacuation possible.

The Hindu

‘Not just a number’: A protest and a funeral in the West Bank

As Palestinians in the West Bank protest against Israel’s war on Gaza, they’re facing increasing attacks themselves.

Al Jazeera

‘We are the resistance’: show of defiance by Hamas as funeral parade follows battle in Jenin

Israeli raids raise tensions in a West Bank paying the human price of war

The Guardian - UK

Fake story about assassination attempt on Mahmoud Abbas goes viral

A video supposedly showing an assassination attempt on Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, has been circulating widely on X (formerly Twitter) since November 7. However, it turns out that the video actually shows a police drug raid on a refugee camp near Ramallah in the West Bank…

France 24

One month of Israel’s war: What’s happening to Palestinians outside Gaza?

The past month saw escalating Israeli violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, Jerusalem and Israel.

Al Jazeera

Israel and Hamas at war: what we know on day 30

Blinken makes surprise visit to meet Abbas in Ramallah; Israel claims to have struck ‘over 2,500 terror targets’ during campaign against Hamas

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Israel-Hamas war: Abbas meets Blinken, joins Arab leaders’ ceasefire call

US secretary of state meets Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah as mounting Gaza toll angers Arabs.

The Guardian - UK

Israel deports thousands of stranded Palestinian workers back to Gaza

About 3,200 people reportedly sent to war-torn strip through Kerem Shalom crossing in ‘deeply concerning’ move

The Guardian - UK

‘I don’t know if they are alive or dead’: father’s anxious wait in West Bank as Gaza is bombed

Mahmoud Abu Amir is among thousands of Palestinians frantically trying to locate their loved ones from afar

Al Jazeera

‘There is zero work’: Occupied West Bank paralysed as economy stalls

Israel-ordered shutdowns and settler attacks in occupied West Bank take devastating toll on Palestinian economy.

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France 24

‘It’s been 12 days’: Stuck in the West Bank, Gazans anxiously await news from loved ones

Since Israel imposed a blockade on Gaza in the wake of Hamas’s October 7 terrorist attack, many Gazans in search of medical care for their children have found themselves stuck in Ramallah, in the West Bank. Some have not heard from their loved ones for days or even weeks, and…

Radio France Internationale

Macron to meet Jordan’s King Abdullah after talks with Netanyahu, Abbas

French President Emmanuel Macron is on the second leg of his Middle East tour. After meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday, Macron arrived in Jordan, where he will meet King Abdullah II.

France 24

Avaaz campaigner: 'Neither Hamas nor Fatah can claim to represent the Palestinian people'

Two weeks into the Israel-Hamas war, Fadi Quran, campaigns director for Avaaz, an NGO coordinating activists worldwide, is calling for a ceasefire in the interest of children on both sides.

The Independent UK

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

Israel doubles number of Palestinian prisoners to 10,000 in two weeks

Since October 7, Israel has arrested more than 5,000 people, mostly from Gaza, Palestinian officials say.

The Guardian - UK

The eyes of the world are on Gaza – but Palestinians are under attack in the West Bank too

We have seen a rapid escalation of violence from Israeli settlers, yet this seems to sit outside the consideration of world leaders, says Layth Hanbali, a health researcher in Ramallah

Al Jazeera

Israel’s war on Gaza: Is the West Bank under increased attack too?

At least 76 Palestinians killed by Israeli soldiers and settlers in the past 13 days as Gaza death toll surpasses 3,500.

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