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Gaza ceasefire deal
Three more Israeli captives in Gaza have been released under a ceasefire agreement between the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas and the Israeli regime. Hamas handed the three male captives, identified as Eli Sharabi, Ohad Ben Ami and Or Levy, over to the International Committee of the Red Cross. They were released in exchange for 183 Palestinians held in Israeli jails, who are expected to be freed later today. This marks the fifth prisoner swap between Israel and Hamas since the ceasefire took effect earlier in January. The terms of the deal's first six-week phase call for Hamas to gradually free a total of 33 Israeli captives in exchange for around 1,900 Palestinian prisoners.
Israel West Bank incursion
Tensions are running high across the occupied Palestinian territories as Israeli forces continue their deadly incursions into several areas of the West Bank. The regime’s troops raided a number of homes in cities of Tubas, Nablus, Jenin, Ramallah and Tulkarm. They abducted several Palestinians and damaged their property. A large explosion was also heard during the Israeli incursion into an area near Nablus. Meanwhile, Palestinian resistance fighters are putting stiff resistance to Israeli forces in different locations. In Tulkarm, they ambushed a group of Israeli soldiers and inflicted significant losses on the Israeli military personnel there. Tensions have been high in the West Bank ever since the regime launched its genocidal war on Gaza back in October 2023. The Palestinian health ministry says over 70 people have been killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank this year alone.
Silencing pro-Palestine voices
The United Nations has issued a strong condemnation of the UK government, accusing it of misusing terrorism laws to suppress pro-Palestine voices. In a letter to the British government, four UN Special Rapporteurs demanded an explanation for the recent prosecution of journalists and activists under the Terrorism Act. They emphasized that the detainees appear to have "no credible connection" to terrorist or hostile activity, warning that such actions violate the fundamental right to freedom of expression. The letter was made public after London failed to respond to it for 60 days, during which more pro-Palestine activists were detained. The letter was published shortly after Journalist Richard Medhurst was detained by Austrian authorities, following a similar arrest in the UK in August. Medhurst later revealed that there had been a coordinated effort by British and Austrian officials to silence him for reporting on Israel’s genocide in Gaza and war on Lebanon.
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