The Israeli military didn’t need to make a spectacle out of its response to alleged prisoner abuse. So why did it?
Israeli media have speculated that the offer would be limited to women and children to bar gunmen trying to reinforce those the Israeli military is still battling in parts of Gaza City.
A former Mossad official believes that negotiations with Hamas would not only see the release of terrorists but would set a dangerous precedent for hostage-taking.
Palestinians imprisoned for murdering Israelis in terror attacks are considered "heavier" than inmates with no blood on their hands.
“We are the sword of (Al-Qassam Brigades Head) Mohamed Deif,” a freed Palestinian prisoner chanted in the streets after her release.
Shobaki was convicted on charges of illegal arms dealing and for organizing an attempted shipment of 50 tons of weapons from Iran to Gaza.
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