Freed Palestinian Prisoners Speak of Abuse, Death Threats in Israeli Jails
CrossFireArabia- February 1, 2025
Palestinian prisoners released by Israel on Saturday as part of the Gaza ceasefire and exchange deal said they were treated badly in the days leading to their freedom.
During their reception in Ramallah, occupied West Bank, a number of prisoners said they faced death threats from the Israeli army, endured severe beatings, and were deprived of food and water, according to an Anadolu correspondent on the ground.
The deteriorating health condition of the released prisoners was evident, with some appearing unable to walk on their own, while others were carried in wheelchairs. Many were taken to hospitals for medical checkup and treatment.
“The Israeli prison system subjected the prisoners to brutal beatings before their release, which continued for days, according to numerous testimonies,” the Palestinian Prisoners Society said in a statement.
“In some cases, the beatings resulted in rib fractures.”
The group stressed that Israel systematically terrorizes the to-be-released prisoners and their families through various means, most notably severe beatings and threats, including death threats, if any welcome celebrations are held.
Buses carrying Palestinian prisoners set free arrived in Ramallah and Khan Younis, southern Gaza on Saturday. A total of 183 prisoners were to be freed in the fourth prisoner-hostage swap under the truce.
Three Israeli captives — Keith Siegel, Ofer Kalderon and Yarden Bibas — were also released by Hamas.
Arab World Rejects ‘Dark’ Proposal on Gaza
- CrossFireArabia
- February 1, 2025
A six-nation Arab ministerial meeting in Cairo has firmly rejected the displacement of Palestinians from Gaza and reiterated the call for the implementation of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Saturday’s meeting, held at Egypt’s invitation and attended by representatives from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, Jordan, Palestine, and the Arab League, issued a joint statement stressing the importance of working toward a just and lasting peace in the Middle East.
The statement also expressed support for collaboration with US President Donald Trump’s administration to achieve a comprehensive peace in the region based on the two-state solution.
The participating countries voiced their strong opposition to any attempts to infringe on the inalienable rights of Palestinians, including settlement activities, forced expulsions, house demolitions, land annexations, or any measures encouraging the displacement or uprooting of Palestinians from their land.
The six nations called on the international community, particularly global powers and the UN Security Council, to take immediate action toward implementing the two-state solution.
‘Clean out’ Gaza
Saturday’s meeting comes in the wake of repeated statements from Trump suggesting to “clean out” Gaza and resettle Palestinians to Egypt and Jordan, describing the enclave as a “demolition site.”
The two countries, however, vehemently rejected any call for the displacement or relocation of Palestinians from their land.
Trump’s proposal came after a ceasefire agreement took effect in Palestine’s Gaza on January 19, suspending the Israeli war, that has killed more than 47,400 Palestinians, most of them women and children, since October 7, 2023.
The relentless Israeli attacks have reduced the enclave to a wasteland of ruins and rubble.
Trump’s proposal has received widespread condemnation, with critics calling it “ethnic cleansing” and a “war crime.” Many countries in the Muslim and Arab world, as well as European nations such as France, have firmly rejected the idea according to TRT World.
‘She Wasn’t Raped But Given a Hijab to Wear!’
- CrossFireArabia
- February 1, 2025
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Israel Maintains Onslaught on Tulkarem For 6th Day
- CrossFireArabia
- February 1, 2025
For the sixth day in a row, Israeli forces continue large-scale military onslaught on Tulkarm and its camp
For the sixth consecutive day, the Israeli occupation forces continue their aggression on the city of Tulkarm and its camp, causing great destruction to citizens’ properties, homes, and infrastructure, which led to the forced displacement of dozens of families.
In Tulkarm, foot patrols of the occupation army roamed the streets of the city, especially in the western, southern, and eastern neighborhoods, raided citizens’ homes, searched them, checked their IDs, and turned several residential and commercial buildings into military points and deployed snipers on their rooftops.
Eyewitnesses reported that the occupation forces stationed in the commercial buildings launched intensive drones throughout the night in the vegetable market area, while infantry soldiers stormed the western cemetery and carried out combing operations inside and around it.
The WAFA correspondent said that the occupation forces are carrying out search operations in the city’s neighborhoods, setting up ambushes between trees, houses and in alleys, chasing citizens and vehicles and forcing them to return to their homes.
The occupation forces continue to besiege the Shahid Thabet Governmental Hospital and the Israa Specialized Hospital, obstructing the work of ambulances and medical crews, subjecting them to searches, interrogating paramedics and detaining them.
In Tulkarm camp, the occupation forces continue to impose a tight siege on the camp, deploying their foot patrols in all its neighborhoods, and their snipers are on top of the tall buildings inside and around it.
Eyewitnesses told WAFA that the occupation forces continue to force citizens in the camp to leave their homes in the neighborhoods of Al-Nadi, Al-Shuhada, Al-Ghanem, Al-Matar and Abu Al-Foul.
They added that these operations included destroying the contents of homes, blowing up a number of them, demolishing them and burning them, as a means of intimidating and pressuring citizens, under the pretext of searching for wanted persons.
This escalation, which has been ongoing for six days, comes amid extremely difficult humanitarian conditions that have been exacerbated by the destruction of basic facilities and infrastructure in the camp by the occupation bulldozers, accompanied by power outages, water, communications and internet outages, and a shortage of food, medical supplies, drinking water and baby milk.
In addition, the efforts and initiatives of the Dignity and Relief Committee formed by Tulkarm Governor Abdullah Kamil continue to stand by the people of Tulkarm camp and support the families who were forced to leave their homes by the occupation.
Associations, centers and mosques in the city and its suburbs have received dozens of displaced people from the camp and those who were stranded and unable to reach their countries and villages.
