Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (M) has been on an unannounced three-day trip to Israel and the Palestinian West Bank. She says that she there criticized the Israeli government for not allowing humanitarian aid into Gaza and for allowing settlements to grow.
Swedish politicsToday, hundreds of people are attending the funeral of Danish-Israeli Itzik Elgarat, whose body was handed over to Israel by Hamas last week.
World politicsThey were pale and dressed in training clothes when they were forced up onto a stage before the release from the terrorist-stamped Hamas. Three more from the hostage group held in Gaza have been released. At the same time, Israel has released hundreds of Palestinians from two prisons, in accordance with the ceasefire agreement.
WorldThe names of the four women that Hamas is expected to release on Saturday have been made public. They all belong to the military, which Israel considers a breach of the ceasefire agreement.
ConflictsKfir Bibas was nine months old when he was kidnapped from his home in Nir Oz and taken to Gaza. Tomorrow, he will turn two – if he is still alive. Along with his brother and parents, he is on the list of hostages to be released in the first phase of the ceasefire.
ConflictsLiat Atzili was kidnapped by Hamas and held captive for nearly two months before she was released. In an interview, she tells about her tricks for surviving.
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