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Jerusalem Controversy

Israel frees 643 Palestinians after Hamas delivers Jerusalem Controversy

Israel frees 643 Palestinians after Hamas delivers

• Netanyahu dispatches negotiators to Cairo • FM says delegation will look into extending truce JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dispatched ne­­gotiators to Cairo on Thu­rsday after Hamas han­ded over the remains of four prisoners in exch­an­­ge for the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. The overnight swap was…
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February 28, 2025
Right-wing rally in Jerusalem calls for Palestinian expulsion and Jewish resettlement of Gaza Jerusalem Controversy

Right-wing rally in Jerusalem calls for Palestinian expulsion and Jewish resettlement of Gaza

Right-wing rally calling for the re-establishment of Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip, Jerusalem, February 27, 2025. (Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) Several hundred demonstrators gathered in central Jerusalem on Thursday to rally in support of a forced expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza, and for the reestablishment of Israeli Jewish settlements in…
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February 27, 2025
Ten wounded by vehicle in ‘suspected terror attack’ in north Israel Jerusalem Controversy

Ten wounded by vehicle in ‘suspected terror attack’ in north Israel

JERUSALEM – A vehicle rammed into pedestrians in northern Israel on Feb 27 in what police described as a “suspected terror attack”, leaving at least 10 people wounded, according to medics. “There is suspicion that this is a terror attack. Police forces successfully intercepted a suspicious vehicle, apprehending a suspect…
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February 27, 2025
Hamas hands over bodies of 4 hostages, Israel frees Palestinian prisoners, World News Jerusalem Controversy

Hamas hands over bodies of 4 hostages, Israel frees Palestinian prisoners, World News

JERUSALEM — Hamas handed over the bodies of four Israeli hostages while it waited for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners to be released by Israel in return, in an overnight exchange marking the final swap as part of a fragile truce in Gaza. The ceasefire came into effect on Jan 19 and has…
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February 27, 2025
Israel Says It Is Postponing Release of Palestinian Prisoners Jerusalem Controversy

Israel Says It Is Postponing Release of Palestinian Prisoners

Reuters FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a joint press conference with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, February 16, 2025. Ohad Zwigenberg/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo By James Mackenzie and Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said on Sunday it was…
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February 23, 2025
Hamas to free 6 more Israeli hostages from Gaza Strip in latest step of ceasefire Jerusalem Controversy

Hamas to free 6 more Israeli hostages from Gaza Strip in latest step of ceasefire

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Hamas on Saturday released the last six living hostages expected under the first phase of its ceasefire with Israel with a week remaining, as questions over the next phase clouded the deal 's future. The release of Palestinian prisoners was delayed without explanation. Freed were…
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February 22, 2025