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February 20, 2014

Palestinians unite to welcome political prisoners home

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES On Tuesday, tens of thousands of Palestinians gathered in Gaza City’s Al-Katiba Park to celebrate the return of more than 400 Palestinian political prisoners released by Israel...

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February 20, 2014

Prisoner exchange deal puts Egypt back on centre stage

Strategic analysts have said that Cairo’s role as mediator in the Israel-Hamas prisoner exchange deal puts Egypt back on centre stage of Middle East affairs. According to Major-General Abdel-Moneim...

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February 20, 2014

West Bank gives heroes' welcome to freed prisoners

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES The freed Palestinian prisoners were received at the various crossing points into the Palestinian Territories by large crowds of well-wishers from across the political spectrum. Prisoners from...

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February 20, 2014

Hamas official claims that exchange deal "includes Israel lifting Gaza siege and not pursuing ex-prisoners"

The Deputy Director of the Political Bureau of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) has said that the prisoner exchange deal agreed with Israel “includes lifting the Gaza siege and...

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February 20, 2014

Nizar and Ahlam; Fatah and Hamas: from an Israeli cell to a wedding ceremony

He was sentenced to life in prison and she was sentenced to 16 consecutive life terms. He is affiliated to Fatah; she is a member of Hamas. Today, however,...

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February 20, 2014

Meshaal updates Egyptian intelligence chief on prisoner exchange deal

The political leader of the Islamic Resistance Movement has met with the Director of the Egyptian intelligence services to discuss the implementation of the prisoner exchange deal with Israel...

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February 20, 2014

High-level meeting between Abbas and Meshaal to "speed up reconciliation"

A senior member of Fatah’s Central Committee has said that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will meet the political leader of Hamas, Khaled Meshaal “to speed up national reconciliation”....

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February 20, 2014

Islamic Movement condemns attacks on Arab citizens in northern Israel

The Islamic Movement in Israel has condemned attacks on Arab citizens in the north of the country. In a press release, the Movement warned against “official and unofficial Israeli...

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February 20, 2014

Palestinian finally laid to rest after 35 years in an Israeli mortuary

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES The people of Nablus in the occupied West Bank have finally been able to bury a Palestinian man whose body has been held by Israel for 35...

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February 20, 2014

Netanyahu moves to legalise West Bank settlements

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the formation of a legal panel to examine ways to legalise settlement-outposts in the Occupied West Bank and Jerusalem. Media reports in...

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