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13.01.2026 - 20:54 [ New York Times ]

Israeli Police Question Top Netanyahu Aide Over Leaked Document Case

(January 11, 2026)

In November 2024, the Israeli courts lifted a gag order and identified Mr. Feldstein, who was working as a military affairs spokesman for Mr. Netanyahu, as one of the suspects in the case involving the stealing, illegal holding and leaking of a classified military document to a German newspaper, Bild.

Handwritten in Arabic, the document, obtained from Gaza, appeared to lay out Hamas’s plan for psychological warfare against Israel, claiming that Hamas was in no rush to reach a deal to release hostages or to end the war. Some of the messaging aligned with Mr. Netanyahu’s own approach.

Critics said the Bild article based on the leak appeared to be part of a deliberate effort by the prime minister or his loyalists to weaken the domestic campaign for the hostages’ release and influence Israeli public opinion in favor of Mr. Netanyahu’s negotiating positions.

07.12.2025 - 13:36 [ MSN.com ]

Only one deceased hostage remains in Gaza after Hamas returns another dead body

(December 6, 2025)

The fragile ceasefire between Hamas and Israel has so far held off major engagements despite multiple small skirmishes between the two sides, as the slow implementation of President Donald Trump’s peace plan continues.

10.11.2025 - 23:37 [ Middle East Eye ]

Legal team presents new evidence of torture of Palestinian prisoners to ICC

New evidence regarding the torture of Palestinian prisoners whose mutilated bodies were returned by Israel was presented at the International Criminal Court by a legal team representing the victims of the genocide in Gaza.

Al Jazeera Arabic reported that evidence regarding the targeting of journalists was added to the ongoing series of legal efforts to prosecute Israel in the International court since 2008.

According to the report, documented medical evidence was presented by doctors and forensic experts through detailed reports, photos, videos, and family testimonies.

10.11.2025 - 20:52 [ Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor ]

Clear evidence of brutal torture: Condition of Palestinian bodies released from Israeli prisons demands urgent int’l investigation

(October 16, 2025)

Euro-Med Monitor’s field team monitored the Israeli authorities’ handover of the bodies of 120 Palestinians from the Gaza Strip through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), delivered in three consecutive batches: 45 on Tuesday, 45 on Wednesday, and 30 on Thursday, including dozens of unidentified remains.

Medical examinations, forensic reports, and observations by the field team revealed conclusive evidence that many victims were killed after being detained. Their bodies bore clear marks of hanging, rope imprints around their necks, injuries from close-range gunfire, bound hands and feet with plastic restraints, and blindfolds. Some bodies were crushed under tank tracks, while others showed severe signs of physical torture, fractures, burns, and deep wounds.

Dr. Munir Al-Bursh, Director General of the Ministry of Health in Gaza, said: “The bodies we received were bound like animals, blindfolded, and bore horrific signs of torture and burns that reveal the extent of the crimes committed in secret. They did not die naturally; they were executed after being restrained. These people were not buried underground, they were kept in the occupation’s refrigerators for long months.”

09.11.2025 - 12:54 [ Middle East Eye ]

Thousands of Israelis protest outside military headquarters in Tel Aviv

Around two thousand protesters rallied on the main street near the Israeli military headquarters in Tel Aviv, for the first time since the ceasefire agreement took effect.

The police forcefully removed a stand by „Looking the Occupation in the Eye,“ an activist group opposing Israel‘s occupation of the West Bank, Haaretz reported. The police claimed that the stand blocked the planned route of the march.

28.10.2025 - 18:40 [ Middle East Eye / X ]

Palestinian families in Gaza buried 41 unidentified bodies on Monday handed over by Israel under the ceasefire agreement.

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22.10.2025 - 11:07 [ Al Jazeera ]

Forensic teams uncover signs of torture, decomposition on bodies returned by Israel

Forensic teams have reported horrific conditions endured by these Palestinians. Some of the bodies show visible signs of torture, while others have arrived in a decomposed state. This raises serious questions about the circumstances of their deaths, as Israel has not provided further details regarding their ages, names or how they died.

At the moment, the Health Ministry is continuing ground preparations, and it is possible the burials will take place in the city of Deir el-Balah.

22.10.2025 - 10:50 [ Middle East Eye ]

Forensic tests confirm torture on bodies of 54 Palestinians returned by Israel, says Gaza officials

Gaza authorities condemned these acts, describing them as „horrific crimes,“ and called on international organisations to pursue justice. The statement urged global institutions to hold those responsible for these „massacres“ accountable under international law.

18.10.2025 - 15:43 [ Al Jaźeera ]

‘Physical and psychological torture was the highlight last two years’ : Mohammad Dahleh

Mohammad Dahleh, a human rights lawyer, says “the motive for revenge” among the Israeli society was strong after the October 7, 2023 attack, and the country’s prison authority acted with the same motive towards inmates.

He said the Israeli prison system started beating and torturing prisoners right after the attack.

“They also prevented prisoners from sleeping and worshipping,” Dahleh told Al Jazeera from the occupied East Jerusalem, adding that many prisoners were deprived of medical treatment, which led to deaths in jails.

18.10.2025 - 15:06 [ Al Jazeera ]

What we know about the torture, abuse of Palestinian prisoners by Israel

Naji Abbas, director of the prisoners and detainees department for Physicians for Human Rights Israel, said his organisation was “not surprised” at the condition of the bodies released.

“We have recorded hundreds of instances of torture and deaths in the Israeli prison system, dozens of Palestinians who have been killed, beaten to death, or have died after being refused treatment for months,” Abbas said.

One autopsy the organisation examined showed signs of violence on the body eight months after the person died, he added.

“These are documented cases of detainees’ bodies with clear signs of torture and of having been brutally restrained before death, and still it is not on every television and in every newspaper,” Abbas said.

13.10.2025 - 13:56 [ Middle East Eye / Youtube ]

Palestinians celebrate as buses carrying prisoners arrive in Ramallah

Gathered in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, Palestinians celebrate as buses carrying prisoners released from Israeli prison arrive.

13.10.2025 - 12:22 [ Reuters / Youtube ]

LIVE: Palestinian prisoners released as part of ceasefire deal

After the release of some of its last surviving Israeli hostages, Israel will release 250 Palestinians serving long terms in Israeli prisons, and 1,700 others detained in Gaza during the war.

13.10.2025 - 12:16 [ Al Jazeera ]

Israel names 13 captives just released from Gaza

Israel’s Foreign Ministry has named the 13 Israeli captives who were released:

– Elkana Bohbot, 36
– Rom Braslavski, 21
– Nimrod Cohen, 20
– Ariel Cunio, 28
– David Cunio, 35
– Evyatar David, 24
– Maxim Herkin, 37
– Eitan Horn, 38
– Segev Kalfon, 27
– Bar Kupershtein, 23
– Yosef Haim Ohana, 25
– Avinatan Or, 32
– Matan Zangauker, 25

13.10.2025 - 12:11 [ Al Jazeera ]

Israeli army receives remaining 13 captives

The Israeli army has confirmed that it has received the remaining 13 captives released by Hamas.

13.10.2025 - 10:59 [ @France24_en / Youtube ]

Gaza: Hamas begins releasing Israeli hostages • FRANCE 24 English

On Monday, Hamas first released seven surviving Israeli hostages, and a few hours later, a second group of thirteen, marking the start of a hostage-prisoner swap under the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire deal brokered by President Donald Trump.

13.10.2025 - 10:45 [ Middle East Eye ]

Red Cross receives second batch of 13 Israeli captives, local media reports

Israel‘s Channel 12 on Monday reported that 13 Israeli prisoners were released in the second batch and handed over to the International Red Cross in Gaza.

13.10.2025 - 08:30 [ Times of Israel ]

Seven Israeli hostages released to IDF, heading home after two years in captivity

Hamas handed over the seven, named as Matan Angrest, brothers Gali and Ziv Berman, Alon Ohel, Eitan Mor, Omri Miran, and Guy Gilboa-Dalal, to the Red Cross in Gaza City.

13.10.2025 - 08:21 [ CNBC-TV18 / Youtube ]

Live from Hostages Square in Tel Aviv | 20 Israeli Hostages Release | Israel Hamas Ceasefire | N18G

Live from Hostages Square in Tel Aviv

13.10.2025 - 08:20 [ Al Jazeera ]

Released captives handed over to Israeli army

The seven Israeli captives released by Hamas have been received by the Israeli military, Al Jazeera’s Nour Odeh is reporting from Amman, Jordan.

“They have been in touch with their families. They are reported to be in reasonable condition, walking without needing medical assistance,” she added.

Reuters news agency also reported on the development, citing a military source.

13.10.2025 - 07:53 [ New York Post / Youtube ]

Live: Freed Israeli hostages arrive at Reim military base

The IDF expects the 20 remaining live hostages held by Hamas to start arriving back into Israeli custody. If they are in stable condition, they will be transferred from Red Cross custody to the IDF special forces, then to the Reim base, before being moved to one of three hospitals.

13.10.2025 - 07:48 [ Reuters / Youtube ]

LIVE: Hamas to release 20 Israeli hostages | REUTERS

A view of Khan Younis in Gaza ahead of the release of Israeli hostages. Israel expects the remaining hostages to begin returning, with 20 survivors to be released together, followed by the handover of 28 others — 26 dead and two whose fate is unknown.

13.10.2025 - 07:43 [ Al Jazeera ]

Hamas releases seven captives to Red Cross in Gaza: Reports

The Reuters news agency says Hamas has handed over seven Israeli captives to the ICRC.

It cited an official involved in the operation.

Israel’s YNet and Hayom newspapers have also reported on the move.

13.10.2025 - 07:38 [ Times of Israel ]

US Jewish community leader lobbied for prominent Palestinian prisoner Barghouti’s release

Some regional stakeholders have likened Barghouti to formerly imprisoned South African anti-apartheid activist-turned-president Nelson Mandela, and view him as a potential successor to Abbas due to his widespread appeal across various Palestinian factions.

While he has expressed support for “armed resistance” against “the Israeli occupation” in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza Strip, he has also backed a two-state solution based on the pre-1967 borders and spoken out against targeting civilians inside Israel proper.

13.10.2025 - 07:36 [ Associated Press ]

Israel rejects freeing from prison the most popular Palestinian leader

But some experts say Israel fears Barghouti for another reason: An advocate of a two-state solution even as he backed armed resistance to occupation, Barghouti could be a powerful rallying figure for Palestinians. Some Palestinians view him as their own Nelson Mandela, the South African anti-apartheid activist who became his country’s first Black president.

13.10.2025 - 07:24 [ Middle East Eye ]

Israeli media: Dr Hussam Abu Safiya to be freed only if release quota falls short

However, Israeli officials made changes to the list of Palestinian prisoners set to be released, with 1,718 Palestinian prisoners to be freed now, instead of the previously agreed-upon 1,722.

Al Jazeera quoted Hamas as saying that Marwan Barghouti and Ahmad Saadat are off the list of prisoners to be released.

Israeli media have also reported that „the government has approved the creation of a reserve list of five prisoners from Gaza, who will be released if changes are made.“

13.10.2025 - 07:16 [ CNN ]

Hostage release process has begun, Red Cross says

“The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has started a multi-phase operation to facilitate the release and transfer of hostages and detainees as part of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas,” it said.

12.10.2025 - 11:08 [ Middle East Monitor ]

Palestinian prisoners transferred to 2 Israeli prisons ahead of planned release under Gaza ceasefire deal

Under the deal, 2,000 Palestinian prisoners — including 250 serving life sentences and 1,700 detained in Gaza since the war began in October 2023 — will be released in exchange for 48 Israeli hostages.

12.10.2025 - 10:53 [ Channel4.com ]

Gaza ceasefire: families wait anxiously for hostages release

Hamas has until noon on Monday to hand them to the Red Cross.