After spending 22 years in Israeli prisons, Kifah Hattab, the former private pilot of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, was released as part of the exchange deal and exiled to Egypt. During his imprisonment, he was awarded the 2024 Palestine International Award for Literature for his book Kifah’s Struggle: A Prisoner of War in the Occupation Prisons, which chronicles his personal experiences and hardships behind bars.
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Cairo, Egypt | Palestinian ex-detainee Haitham Salhia, from Ramallah, reunites with his family after being freed as part of the seventh batch of the exchange deal between the Palestinian resistance and the Israeli occupation.
The United States Secretary of State has made yet another approval of a "possible" sale of Munitions and Equipment to Israel at an estimated cost of $2.04 billion, upon the request of Israel.
The Government of Israel had requested to buy 35,529 "MK-84 (BLU-117)" Bombs, 5000+ "MK-83 (BLU-110)" Bombs and and 4,000 "I2000" Penetrator warheads.
Deliveries are estimated to begin in 2026.
A snippet of the published statement :
The United States is committed to the security of Israel, and it is vital to U.S. national interests to assist Israel to develop and maintain a strong and ready self-defense capability. This proposed sale is consistent with those objectives.
The proposed sale will improve Israel's capability to meet current and future threats, strengthen its homeland defense, and serve as a deterrent to regional threats. Israel will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment into its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the basic military balance in the region.
The Government of Israel had requested to buy 35,529 "MK-84 (BLU-117)" Bombs, 5000+ "MK-83 (BLU-110)" Bombs and and 4,000 "I2000" Penetrator warheads.
Deliveries are estimated to begin in 2026.
A snippet of the published statement :
The United States is committed to the security of Israel, and it is vital to U.S. national interests to assist Israel to develop and maintain a strong and ready self-defense capability. This proposed sale is consistent with those objectives.
The proposed sale will improve Israel's capability to meet current and future threats, strengthen its homeland defense, and serve as a deterrent to regional threats. Israel will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment into its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the basic military balance in the region.
Ramadan Mubarak to all, wishyou all a happy, safe, and blessed Ramadan.
As the Muslim world prepares to start the holy month of Ramadan, Palestinians performed their prayers on the rubble of a mosque in Khan Younis, which was destroyed during the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza.
As the Muslim world prepares to start the holy month of Ramadan, Palestinians performed their prayers on the rubble of a mosque in Khan Younis, which was destroyed during the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza.
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Despite the devastation left behind by the 15 month-long Israeli genocide, Palestinians in southern Gaza are preparing to welcome the holy month of Ramadan.
Palestinians who returned to destroyed homes in Gaza City have started to prepare for the holy month of Ramazan.
Palestinians perform their Friday prayers in the rubble of their mosque in Al-Zaitoun, which was destroyed by Israeli forces during the 15 month-long Gaza genocide.