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Soldiers from the Egyptian army escort a bus carrying Palestinian prisoners released from Israel, as part of a prisoners exchange deal, outside the Egyptian Rafah crossing Reuters

Hamas Source: Prisoners Swap Deal with Israel Suspended

by Kifah Ziboun | Feb 6, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah – A source from Hamas movement said that prisoners’ swap deal with Israel is currently suspended due to the lack of interaction from the Israeli part regarding Hamas conditions. “The file is pending now — our conditions are clear and did not...

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A Palestinian fighter from the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, gestures inside an underground tunnel in Gaza in this August 18, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem/Files

Israel Ready to Alleviate Hamas Prisoners’ Conditions in Return for Swap Deal

by Kafah Zaboun | Jul 5, 2016 | Middle East

Ramallah – An Israeli official said on Monday that Tel Aviv was ready to alleviate the conditions of its prisoners belonging to Hamas movement should negotiations on a hostage swap deal are launched. The Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth said that Hamas was reportedly...

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Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem January 5, 2014. REUTERS/Abir Sultan/Pool (JERUSALEM – Tags: POLITICS)

Opinion: Netanyahu’s Flagrant Bigotry on Palestinian Unity

by Bakir Oweida | Jun 24, 2014 | Opinion

Regardless of how unlikely it is that Hamas would kidnap three Israeli settlers just weeks after signing a unity agreement with Fatah, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is now trying to use last week’s incident to destroy the Hamas–Fatah reconciliation. It is...