If I must die, You must live To tell my story To sell my things To buy a piece of cloth And some strings….           - Refaat  Alareer, Palestinian writer, poet, professor and activist, killed in an I...

Western leaders attending the Sharm el-Sheikh summit have enabled and sponsored this slaughter. They are in no position to build a Palestinian future, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

The 'Battle Over the Narrative' Will Open in the Knesset on Monday in a Festive Debate in the Presence of the American President. The Prime Minister Will Say How He Heroically Withstood Pressures 'Fro...

<article data-history-node-id="430070" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-media-dr-hussam-abu-safiya-be-freed-only-if-release-quota-falls" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-media-dr-hussam-abu-safiya-be-freed-only-if-release-quota-falls" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli media: Dr Hussam Abu Safiya to be freed only if release quota falls short</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Israeli media on Monday morning reported that the list of Palestinian prisoners approved by the government includes Dr. Hussam Abu Safia, who will be released only "if the number of those released is not completed".&nbsp;</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Al Jazeera quoted Hamas as saying that Marwan Barghouti and Ahmad Saadat are off the list of prisoners to be released.</p> <p>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."</p> </div> </div> </article>