Israel will not get back its prisoners without a swap deal
Deputy head of Hamas’s political bureau Saleh al-Arouri has reiterated his Movement’s position on the Israeli soldiers in Gaza, affirming that they will not see the light of day except through an exchange deal that guarantees the freedom of Palestinian prisoners. Faraan: In a speech on the 34th founding anniversary of Hamas, Arouri said that…
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IOF launches teargas attack in Arroub refugee camp
A number of Palestinian citizens on Wednesday suffered from their exposure to tear gas during clashes with the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in al-Arroub refugee camp, north of al-Khalil. Faraan: Local official Abdul-Hai Jawabra said that the IOF stormed the camp and deployed road barriers inside it, which provoked clashes with local youths. He added…
UN urges EU to pressure Israel to reverse its decision blacklisting Palestinian NGOs
Nine UN human rights investigators have appealed to the European Union (EU) to pressure Israel to reverse its decision to classify six Palestinian NGOs as terrorist organisations. Faraan: In a letter published over the weekend, the nine investigators urged EU’s Foreign Policy Chief, Josep Borrell, to set a time frame for Israel to provide evidence…
Palestinian martyred after being shot in head by Zionist troops
Zionist troops fatally shoot a Palestinian youth in the head during clashes in the city of Nablus in the northwestern part of the occupied West Bank. Faraan: The Palestinian Ma’an news agency reported the atrocity on Monday, identifying the victim as a young male, who lost his life during a raid by the forces at…
‘We Deserve Democracy, Not Mr. Bone-Saw’: Saudi Pro-Democracy Group Protests in US
Saudi Arabia’s pro-democracy party launched a campaign against the kingdom’s crown prince in the US, accusing him of aiding and abetting the murder of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Faraan: The National Assembly Party (NAAS), an opposition party of Saudi Arabia with members mostly living in exile, has reserved advertisements on trucks in the Washington…
Hamas leader: Israel won’t be able to change reality of occupied Quds
The politburo chief of Palestine’s Hamas resistance movement says the Israeli regime will not be able to change the reality on the ground across the occupied lands, including the holy city of al-Quds, no matter what manipulative or aggressive course of action it resorts to. Faraan: “The measures that the occupying Zionist regime takes in…
Report: Base housing US occupation troops in eastern Syria comes under rocket attack
Several rockets have reportedly targeted a military facility housing US occupation forces in Syria’s eastern province of Dayr al-Zawr, but there were no immediate reports of casualties. Faraan: Local sources, who preferred not to be named, told the Arabic service of Russia’s Sputnik news agency that four successive explosions were heard on Monday evening after…
US political and popular support for Israel
No other country in the United Nations has taken such a stand in support of Israel, and there has been no country other than Israel that the United States has voted so strongly in favor of and against its condemnation.
Trump: Netanyahu never wanted peace with Palestinians
Former US president Donald Trump has launched another verbal attack on his one-time close ally Benjamin Netanyahu, saying the ex-Israeli prime minister did not want to make peace with the Palestinians. Faraan: He made the remarks in a series of interviews with Israeli journalist Barak Ravid earlier this year for an upcoming book, whose excerpts…
New documents shed light on massacres of Palestinians by Israeli forces during 1948 Nakba
Newly uncovered documents have divulged the details of the massacres of Palestinians during the Nakba, or “Catastrophe, when the ethnic cleansing of more than 700,000 Palestinians took place along with the destruction of more than 500 villages as Israel was created in 1948. Faraan: According to the letters of soldiers, unpublished contemporary memoirs, minutes of…