After spending 45 years in Israeli custody, the ‘dean’ of Palestinian prisoners tastes freedom again Nael Barghouti, the world’s longest-serving political prisoner and the “dean” of Palestinian detainees, has been freed from an Israeli jail after spending nearly two-thirds of his life behind bars. The 67-year-old was released on Thursday as part of the prisoner exchange deal between Israel and […]

Israel’s Relentless Cycle: Prisoner Exchanges and Continuing Conflict is taking a heavy toll of human life of Palestinians and Israelis in continued war between Israel and Hamas. During the 7 October, 2023 attack by Hamas, 1195 Israelis were killed and 251 taken as hostages. There was worldwide condemnation of the ‘terrorist’ attack carried out by […]

Three Palestinian prisoners’ rights groups have shed light on the dire conditions that female Palestinians are enduring in Israeli prisons and detention centers, stating that the Tel Aviv regime is holding over a dozen Palestinian mothers behind bars. In a joint statement on the occasion of the Arab Mother’s Day, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS), the […]

At least 404 Palestinians have been killed and 562 wounded as Israel launched a massive assault on Gaza, shattering the fragile two-month-old ceasefire with Hamas. Tuesday’s attack took place across Gaza, including in Khan Younis and Rafah in southern Gaza, Gaza City in the north, and central areas like Deir el-Balah. Many of those killed in […]

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel unleashed a new wave of strikes on Gaza, ending a break in fighting during which 33 Israeli hostages were returned in return for the release of nearly 1,800 Palestinian prisoners. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he ordered the strikes because of a lack of progress in talks to extend the ceasefire, while Defense […]

SEREMBAN: Malaysia is prepared to accept 15 Palestinians who were released from Israeli jails and resettle them here, says Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan. The Foreign Minister said Malaysia, which had been supporting the Palestinian struggle for decades, has decided on as the resettlement of these prisoners to other countries as part of the ceasefire deal […]

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) – International Service: The Arab48 news website reported that the Zionist regime forces have arrested a number of Palestinians by suddenly entering a number of West Bank cities, some of whom were prisoners who had been released in the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement. Following the implementation of the Gaza […]

Hamas has urged US President Donald Trump to meet with Palestinian detainees released as part of the ongoing truce in Gaza, following his recent meeting with freed Israeli hostages. In an open letter addressed to Trump on Friday, senior Hamas leader Basem Naim called for equal recognition of Palestinian detainees, stating that just as the US president […]

Israel upped its arrests of Palestinians, including women and minors, during its ruthless war in Gaza Twenty Palestinian women and a minor are facing systematic abuse from Israeli prison authorities, two Palestinian prisoners’ organisations have said on Saturday. A report by the Commission of Detainees Affairs’ and Palestinian Prisoners’ Society released a report on the occasion of International […]

RAMALLAH, March 8, 2025 (WAFA) – On International Women’s Day, the Israeli occupation continues to detain 21 Palestinian female prisoners who are subjected to systematic and organized crimes in Israeli prisons and interrogation centers. These abuses have escalated since the beginning of the Israeli genocide in Gaza in October 2023, which marked the deadliest phase […]