Palestinian families awaiting return of imprisoned relatives are shocked to learn they will be deported.

Braga, Portugal and San Marcos, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – US President Trump arrived in Israel on Monday as the first hostages were released by Hamas, ostensibly to take credit for brokering the ceasefire, still hurt from the fact that he was not nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. However, the Sumud Flotilla […]

<article data-history-node-id="430112" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-knesset-member-calls-recognising-palestine-during-trumps-address" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-knesset-member-calls-recognising-palestine-during-trumps-address" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli Knesset member calls for recognising Palestine during Trump’s address&nbsp;</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>US President Donald Trump was briefly heckled during his speech at the Knesset by Ayman Odeh, a member of parliament, Al Jazeera reported.&nbsp;</p> <p>Trump’s speech was interrupted as security officials dragged people out of the parliament and snatched away banners.&nbsp;</p> <p>“Only ending the occupation, and only recognising the State of Palestine alongside Israel, will bring justice, peace, and security to all,” Odeh wrote on social media company X before the session began.&nbsp;</p> <p>Trump's brief visit to Israel includes an address to the Knesset, before he departs for Egypt to co-chair an international summit aimed at ending the war in Gaza.&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </article>

Of course we are delighted that the killings of Palestinians have stopped (at least in principle – Israel killed 35…

“War is over,” declared Donald Trump Sunday night, as the first phase of the U.S.-backed 20-point Gaza peace plan got underway. Hamas has returned the remaining 20 living hostages back to Israel, whil...

<article data-history-node-id="430090" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/emotional-palestinian-awaits-release-palestinian-imprisoned-25-years" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/emotional-palestinian-awaits-release-palestinian-imprisoned-25-years" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Emotional Palestinian awaits release of Palestinian imprisoned for 25 years</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The sister of a Palestinian prisoner who has spent 25 years in Israeli detention is anxiously awaiting his release in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank.</p> <p>Ibtisam Kamel Emri told Middle East Eye that she has been waiting for the release of her younger brother for the past two days.</p> <p>“He’s my little brother - like my son, my love, and the light of my eyes. Only God knows how much we’ve suffered being apart from him. Only God knows how much we’ve hoped he’d be freed,” said the 50-year-old.</p> <p>She said the family had been informed that her brother would be among the nearly 2,000 Palestinian detainees set to be released under the latest ceasefire and prisoner exchange deal.</p> <p>However, she added that they were warned against holding any public celebrations - a condition reportedly imposed on many families in the occupied territories.</p> <p>“We said that’s fine. We just want our brother back. Our joy is in our hearts - we don’t need to show it off.”</p> <p>Fighting back tears, Emri said the family still does not know when or where he will be released.</p> <p>“We’re just waiting for God’s mercy… This has been one of the most difficult hours of my life.</p> <p>"The whole world has changed [while he was imprisoned], his mother died, his father died. His siblings grew up, his children got married, all the while he's in prison."</p> <p><em>Reporting by Mosab Shawer in Ramallah, occupied Palestine</em></p> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="Families in the West Bank wait on the release of Palestinian detainees freed in the latest prisoner exchange deal (MEE/Mosab Shawer)" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="fd354730-1e6c-4b82-9c79-289fd5f23712" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/families-palestinian-wait-release-prisoners-west-bank-13-october-2025-mee-mosab.JPG" width="5760" height="3240" alt="Families in the West Bank wait on the release of Palestinian detainees freed in the latest prisoner exchange deal (MEE/Mosab Shawer)" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>Families in the West Bank wait on the release of Palestinian detainees freed in the latest prisoner exchange deal (MEE/Mosab Shawer)</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url(&quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&quot;) rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> </div> </div> </article>