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Days of Palestine
12-07-2025
- Politics
- Days of Palestine
Dozens Killed While Israel Pounds Gaza in Another Bloody Dawn of Airstrikes
DaysofPal – Israel launched a new wave of deadly airstrikes on the Gaza Strip overnight and into Saturday morning, killing at least 60 Palestinians, including 27 who were waiting for humanitarian aid, according to medical officials in Gaza. The latest escalation targeted several already bombed areas across the Strip. In Gaza City, airstrikes and artillery fire hit homes and makeshift shelters in Al-Tuffah, Sheikh Radwan, Al-Rimal, and Al-Shujaiya. Dozens were killed and wounded, with scenes of chaos and destruction repeated everywhere. At Al-Shifa Hospital, medical staff said four civilians were killed and ten wounded at dawn in a strike on a house on Jaffa Street in Al-Tuffah. In another attack, Israeli warplanes bombed an apartment in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, northwest of Gaza City, and more casualties were reported. A building housing displaced families in the Rimal neighborhood was also hit, killing four and wounding others. Palestinian media reported that artillery shelling and heavy fire from Israeli naval vessels accompanied the airstrikes, especially in the city's eastern and northern areas. In Jabalia, in the north of the Strip, an Israeli drone fired on residential homes in the Zarqa area, while in the east of the town, occupation forces carried out large-scale demolitions of homes early Saturday. The attacks extended southward as well. In Khan Younis, airstrikes pounded the densely populated Al-Mawasi coastal area, home to thousands of displaced families, killing at least seven in a single strike on tents just before midnight, according to Kuwait Field Hospital. Another person was killed in a separate strike on the same area hours later. Among the victims was former prisoner Imad Mansour, according to Palestinian sources. Mansour is the latest in a string of targeted killings of released prisoners; just days earlier, six other freed detainees, five of them deported under the Wafa al-Ahrar prisoner exchange, were killed by Israeli forces in Khan Younis and Deir al-Balah. The violence continued in central Gaza, where four Palestinians were killed and several others injured in overnight strikes on Deir al-Balah. Israeli artillery shelled the northern edges of Nuseirat refugee camp at dawn. Palestinian officials say Israeli warplanes and drones also hit aid distribution centers, a trend that has exacerbated the starvation and suffering of Gaza's population. Since the latest Israeli aggression started in March, over 7,300 Palestinians have been killed and nearly 26,000 injured, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health. Among the dead are 800 who were killed while waiting for food aid, many at sites run by US-backed contractors with the so-called 'Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.' Shortlink for this post:
Jordan News
12-07-2025
- Jordan News
Gaza: Death of the World's Youngest Freed Prisoner - Jordan News
Gaza: Death of the World's Youngest Freed Prisoner Palestinian teenager Youssef Al-Zaq, 17, who was known as the world's youngest freed prisoner, was martyred in a drone strike that targeted his family's apartment in Gaza City early Saturday morning, according to the Palestinian Prisoners' Media Office. اضافة اعلان In a statement, the office said: 'Youssef Al-Zaq, the world's youngest freed prisoner, was martyred after the occupation targeted his family's apartment on Al-Thawra Street in central Gaza City.' Youssef was born inside an Israeli prison in 2008, and his name became widely known for his mother's story—Fatima Al-Zaq, a former prisoner, who gave birth to him while behind bars. Fatima Al-Zaq was arrested by Israeli forces in 2007 while leaving Gaza to seek medical treatment. At the time, she was pregnant with Youssef, though she only discovered her pregnancy after being imprisoned. Her husband and eight children were unable to share the joy of expecting a new baby, as Youssef was later born in prison, according to her previous statements. Fatima endured harsh conditions while raising Youssef inside a small, cramped prison cell for nearly two years, lacking basic necessities. She suffered from malnutrition and poor medical care, with no safe space to care for her newborn. She was only allowed to leave her cell in handcuffs, and both she and her baby faced repeated medical neglect. Her son fell ill multiple times amid the absence of adequate healthcare, according to reports from human rights organizations cited by Anadolu Agency. In 2008, Fatima and Youssef were released as part of a prisoner exchange deal, in which 19 Palestinian women were freed in return for a video showing captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. Shalit was later released in the 'Wafa al-Ahrar' (Faithful to the Free) deal in 2011, which saw the release of nearly 1,000 Palestinian prisoners.
Saba Yemen
27-02-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Occupation releases 17 prisoners in seventh batch of first phase
Occupied Quds - Saba: Last night, Wednesday, the occupation authorities released 17 maqdeseyan prisoners in the seventh batch of the first phase of the "Flood of the Free" deal between the Palestinian resistance and the Israeli occupation. Today, the occupation intelligence summoned 5 of the released prisoners, namely Muhammad Abbad, Khaled Halabi, Ahmed Nasla, Ahed al-Natsheh, and Hamza al-Kalouti, to the Qishla Center in the Old City of Quds, where it is expected that they will be handed orders to be removed from Al-Aqsa Mosque. The families of the prisoners received their sons amidst strict military measures, as they were handed over in front of their homes after being forced to sign that they would not organize celebrations or raise flags. 12 prisoners were also deported to Cairo, including 6 of those released in the 'Wafa al-Ahrar' deal: Alaa al-Din Ahmed Reda al-Bazian, Jamal Abu Saleh, Adnan Muhammad Atta Maragha, Salman Ahmed Hassan Abu Eid, Ismail Abdullah Musa Hijazi, and Rajab al-Tahhan.
Saba Yemen
22-02-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Al-Qassam Brigades hands over six Israeli prisoners
Gaza - Saba: Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, handed over six Zionist prisoners today, Saturday, in the seventh batch of exchange operations within the first phase of the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip. Gaza - Saba: Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, handed over six Zionist prisoners today, Saturday, in the seventh batch of exchange operations within the first phase of the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip. The handover took place today in two locations, the first in Rafah and the second in the Nuseirat camp. The handover of three Zionist prisoners began in the Nuseirat area in central Gaza, following the first handover that took place a short time ago in Rafah and included two Israeli prisoners. Meanwhile, prisoner Hisham al-Sayed will be handed over in Gaza City without a ceremonial ceremony. The movement handed over the two Zionist prisoners "Tal Shoham" and "Avra Mengistu" in the Rafah area in the southern Gaza Strip this morning. The Zionist occupation authorities announced today, Saturday, the names of the Palestinian prisoners scheduled to be released in a new batch of Palestinian prisoners, within the seventh phase of the prisoner exchange agreement with the resistance factions. The "Israeli" occupation delayed delivering the list of names of Palestinian prisoners who will be released today as part of the seventh batch of the "Flood of the Free" deal. According to the Palestinian Prisoners Club, the Zionist occupation will release 602 Palestinian prisoners from the occupation prisons, as part of an exchange deal with Zionist prisoners held in the Gaza Strip, under the ceasefire agreement. The club's spokeswoman, Amani Sarahneh, reported that 445 Palestinian prisoners from the Gaza Strip were arrested during the Zionist war of extermination on the Strip on October 7, 2023, 60 are serving long prison sentences, 50 are serving life sentences, and 47 were re-arrested after their release in the exchange deal that took place in 2011. As part of this batch, a number of prisoners released in the "Wafa al-Ahrar" deal who were re-arrested by the occupation state will be released, most notably prisoner Nael Barghouti, who spent 45 years in the occupation prisons, which is the longest period of detention in the history of the Palestinian prisoner movement.
Shafaq News
21-02-2025
- Politics
- Shafaq News
Netanyahu vows revenge against Hamas
Shafaq News/ On Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hamas of violating the Gaza ceasefire agreement after Israel confirmed that one of the bodies recently returned by the group was not that of female hostage Shiri Bibas. 'This is a cruel and evil violation of the agreement,' Netanyahu said in a video address. 'We will act with determination to bring Shiri home, along with all our hostages, both living and dead, and ensure that Hamas pays the full price for this violation.' The accusation came after Hamas released the remains of four Israeli hostages to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Gaza on Thursday, including those of Shiri Bibas, as part of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement. However, the Israeli military confirmed that forensic teams had identified the bodies of Bibas' two young sons, Ariel, 4, and Kfir, 9 months, but indicated that the third body handed over was neither their mother nor any known captive. Hamas later acknowledged the possibility of an 'error or overlap' in the bodies, attributing it to Israeli airstrikes that hit the location where the Bibas family was being held. Ismail al-Thawabteh, a Hamas official, explained that Bibas' body "was fragmented after apparently mixing with other bodies under the rubble of a site deliberately targeted by Israeli warplanes." What's Next? Israel is set to release around 800 Palestinian prisoners on February 22 in exchange for six hostages Hamas has agreed to free as part of the ceasefire agreement. The Palestinian release will include 51 individuals serving life sentences, 47 who were re-arrested after being freed in the 2011 'Wafa al-Ahrar' (Gilad Shalit) deal, 59 with high prison sentences, 200 women and children from Gaza, and 445 people detained during Israel's recent military operation. The ceasefire, which has facilitated these hostage-prisoner exchanges, has provided a temporary pause in the war that has devastated Gaza and caused tens of thousands of casualties. As part of the broader ceasefire framework, discussions are now shifting toward the second phase, which is set to begin soon and will likely include further prisoner swaps and steps toward de-escalation. This next phase is crucial in determining the future direction of the conflict.
