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“In … Rafah, where a monthslong Israeli military operation took place since last summer, Palestinians set strings of lights across the ruins of damaged buildings and a table stretching across the road for Iftar during sunset”: Muslims in the Middle East Observe Ramadan amid Political Upheavals and Postwar Turmoil (AP) In what critics see as…

“Hours later, buses carrying hundreds of other Palestinian prisoners arrived in the Gaza city of Khan Younis, with some men kissing the ground as they emerged from the buses” … Hamas Hands over Bodies of 4 Hostages to Israel as Dozens of Palestinians Leave Israeli Prison (AP) … among them “Nael Barghouti, the longest-serving Palestinian…

“Israel has delayed the release of 600 Palestinian prisoners since Saturday…. But late Tuesday, Hamas said an agreement had been reached to resolve the dispute”: Israel, Hamas Agree on New Exchange, Leaving Fragile Ceasefire Intact (WWNY-TV) Zionist war on free speech continues: Silencing Dissent: The Arrest of Yves Engler and the Criminalization of Political Speech…

Accusing Hamas of releasing captives in humiliating ceremonies Israel suspends it own humiliating captive release: Hamas Hands over Six Hostages but Israel Suspends Release of 600 Palestinians (The Guardian) Updates: Hamas Shuts Down Gaza Talks Until 620 Palestinians Freed by Israel (Aljazeera) “Statements and speeches at the event have all indicated that Iran’s axis believes…

Among the factors contributing to the PA’s failed audition in Jenin to become Israel’s enforcer in Gaza are its rivals are better equipped, high civilian casualties, and its own recruits see the Israeli occupiers and not their own people as the enemy: With Gaza Rule at Stake, Palestinian Forces Struggle to Make Their Case (Washington…

Ill and injured Gazans would rather die in Palestine, than live in exile: Medical Evacuations from Gaza Slow amid Uncertainty over Right of Return “Raids began last Friday in Srinagar, Kashmir’s main city, before moving to other parts of the disputed region”: Hundreds of Books Seized from Stores in Kashmir as Indian Police Crack Down…

“We and the thousands of Muslims whom the FBI targeted simply for praying in mosques deserve justice”– Sheikh Yassir Fazaga, plaintiff and former imam of the Orange County Islamic Foundation: Ninth Circuit Rules For Muslim Americans Illegally Surveilled by FBI (ACLU Southern California) “Egypt’s state-run Al-Ahram newspaper said the proposal calls for establishing ‘secure areas’…

“[I]f Islamic law were merely based on the Quran, today we would not be discussing Islamic punishments for blasphemy—or apostasy, the banning of which is also a serious threat to freedom”: Islam, Blasphemy, and the Murder of Salwan Momika (The Dispatch) Israeli war crimes continue … Israeli Soldiers Used an 80-year-old Gazan as a Human…

Palestinians released in the recent hostage protest maltreatment: Israeli Hostages and Palestinian Inmates Freed in Latest Ceasefire Swap (BBC) Shocking Testimony: Torture in Israeli Prisons .., “Sexual Assaults Even Using Dogs” (Arab 48) Four Released Palestinians in Critical Condition, Hospitalised in Ramallah (Aljazeera) Palestinians Burn ‘Humiliating’ Shirts After Release from Israeli Prisons (Aljazeera) “At least…

“[S]ome groups have reported that Israel has been allowing food for vendors and not for aid reasons. However, Israel is still not allowing in heavy machinery, which is crucial for maintaining the deal and for Palestinians to begin to rebuild” … Hamas Says It Will Release Israeli Captives After Palestinians Report Aid Surge (Truthout) ……