Over 1,900 Palestinians are released by Israel as part of the peace agreement with Hamas. Some are convicted of having killed Israelis – but the large majority have been imprisoned without either charges or trial. Remaining in Israeli prison are around 1,300 Gaza residents.
WorldAllegations of corruption, record-low confidence figures and shattered hopes. The Palestinian Authority in the West Bank hopes to get an important role in Gaza the day the war ends, after an increasing number of Western countries have recognized a Palestinian state. But the uphill struggle is steep. The real problem is the occupation, which has made people lose hope, says the Palestinians' Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa in an exclusive interview with TT.
WorldThey came to the Book Fair in Gothenburg to talk about Palestinian literature – and ended up in the middle of a heated quarrel about Gaza. It is like a cruel joke, says Dalia Taha, playwright living in Ramallah.
EntertainmentSweden and 24 other countries offer in a joint statement to provide support to patients from Gaza who can be treated on the occupied West Bank.
ConflictsTwo people have been injured, one of them seriously, in a knife attack near Jerusalem.
WorldThe two perpetrators boarded a bus and started shooting around them. At least six people were killed and a further twelve injured in the attack that took place in the disputed eastern Jerusalem.
WorldSeveral countries are expected to recognize a Palestinian state shortly. "A huge mistake" that will "destabilize the region", according to Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar.
World politicsIsrael has carried out several raids in Ramallah on the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent. A dozen people have been injured in connection with the raids.
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