Author: ImadadDean

After a two-day delay due to a dispute over the order by which Hamas had release hostages, Palestinians are finally allowed to return to whatever may be left of their homes … Middle East Latest: Israel Allows Palestinians to Return to Heavily Destroyed North of Gaza Strip (AP) … to the distress of  Israel’s “ultranationalist…

Israel meanwhile released 70 Palestinian prisoners into Egypt … Hamas Frees 4 Female Israeli Soldiers as Part of the Gaza Ceasefire (AP) … but “Palestinian families are prepared to be arrested at any moment,” said … one of 90 women and teenagers released by Israel during the first phase of the ceasefire deal” … Freedom…

“Trump pressured Netanyahu to accept a ceasefire, but with the understanding that once it took effect, the US would support Israel’s decision to end it if Netanyahu deemed Hamas’ compliance unsatisfactory”: Will the Gaza Ceasefire Reach Its Final Phase? (Arab America) The Zionist war on free speech continues … Historians’ Council Vetoes Gaza Scholasticide Condemnation…

Even the Trump administration appears vulnerable to the Zionist war on free speech, and neither Imam Al-Husainy nor the Trump inauguration officials are responding to inquiries about his abrupt cancellation … Dearborn Imam Left Off Trump’s Inauguration Program amid Criticism for Hezbollah Stance (Detroit Free Press) Imam Who Backed Trump Absent from Inauguration, Removed from…

“Hamas had released the hostages, the first of 33 set to be released during a six-week break in hostilities, to the International Committee of the Red Cross” … Gaza Ceasefire Begins; Three Israeli Hostages Arrive in Israel (Washington Post) “The families of 90 Palestinian prisoners are waiting anxiously in the occupied West Bank for them…

“The 33-member cabinet deliberated for more than seven hours into early Saturday before green-lighting the agreement” on a vote of 24-8 … Israel Approves Ceasefire and Hostage Release Deal with Hamas, Beginning Sunday (CNN) … and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is eager to extend his puppet rule into Gaza … Palestine’s President Abbas Says Ready…

Although a cease-fire has been inked, Israel has yet to approve it, and it would not start until until Sunday in any case, and even then will not undo the damage: LIVE: Israel Delays Cabinet Vote on Ceasefire Deal; Dozens Killed in Gaza (Aljazeera) Israel’s Smotrich Demands Resuming Gaza War, Displacing Palestinians (Middle East Memo)…

“Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesman said on Tuesday that there were no major issues blocking a deal between Israel and Hamas and that the indirect talks in Doha were focused on ‘the final details of reaching an agreement’” … Palestinians and Israelis dare to hope as Gaza Deal Reportedly Close (BBC) … as Israeli war crimes…

At the OIC meeting snubbed by the Taliban, the MWL chief and Malala Yousafzai agreed that limiting girls’ education is unIslamic: Islam ‘Places No Restrictions’ on Girls’ Education, Forum Told (Arab News) Malala Says Taliban Do Not See Women as Human Beings, Created a System of ‘Gender Apartheid’ (Dawn) Mexico and Canada aren’t the only…

The Swiss national who had been residing in South Africa for  over twenty years “was arrested in Iran and accused of spying took his own life in prison on Thursday, the chief justice of Iran’s Semnan province was quoted as saying by the Iranian judiciary news agency Mizan”: Switzerland Seeks Answers from Iran After Traveler…