A Palestinian politician hailed the return of displaced Palestinians to northern Gaza on Monday as proof of the failure of Israel’s ethnic cleansing plans in the enclave.
Mustafa Barghouti, president of the Palestinian National Initiative, spoke with Fareed about the lack of attention paid to Palestinian prisoners held by Israel and about who will lead Gaza in the future.
Matt Frei: So it’s interesting that Gershon Baskin thought it was Donald Trump saying all hell will break loose if the hostages aren’t released – was aimed actually at Netanyahu and not so much on Hamas or the Palestinians. Do you think that Trump is good for your cause or bad for your cause?
The sudden expansion of Israeli security operations in the West Bank has killed at least 10 people and follows the start of the delicate ceasefire process in Gaza, by which Israeli hostages are released in stages and will also see the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces.
US President Donald Trump proposes plan to relocate large numbers of Palestinians from Gaza, ordering the renewal of bomb shipments to Israel
Speaking from the occupied West Bank, Palestinian politician Mustafa Barghouti discusses what the breakthrough ceasefire-hostage release deal could mean for Palestinians.
Hamas has accepted a draft agreement for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip whilst Israel insists details are still being finalised
Karim Khan’s defence of Gaza war crimes allegations against Netanyahu comes amid delays over ceasefire ratification.
Truce deal ‘on the brink’ as Hamas ‘waiting for troop withdrawal maps’ - Hamas has accepted a draft agreement for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip whilst Israel insists details are still being finalised
An agreement for a ceasefire to end the ongoing war in Gaza is “very close,” according to a key mediator for the negotiations in Doha. Speaking at a news conference, Qatari foreign ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari has said negotiations are in their "final stages" and potential stumbling blocks have been "addressed.
TENS of thousands of Palestinians streamed back into the most heavily destroyed part of the Gaza Strip today after Israel lifted its closure of the north for the first time since the early weeks of 15 months of fighting.
Speaking to reporters Saturday, U.S. President Donald Trump said he would like to see most of the population of war-torn Gaza be relocated to Jordan and Egypt, a plan that a number of observers said was tantamount to ethnic cleansing. Trump made the remarks the same day that he lifted a Biden-era hold on the supply of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel.