Palestine calls for pressure on Israel to hold elections in East Jerusalem russiaherald.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from russiaherald.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
2021-04-05 14:35:25 GMT2021-04-05 22:35:25(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
RAMALLAH, April 5 (Xinhua) Palestine has addressed letters to international parties, urging them to exert pressure on Israel to allow holding the upcoming Palestinian elections in East Jerusalem, according to Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye.
During an online cabinet meeting, Ishtaye said the letters were addressed to the United Nations, the European Union, the United States and Russia through the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The letters asked the international parties to oblige Israel to abide by the signed agreements and to allow the Palestinians in East Jerusalem to participate in the upcoming legislative elections scheduled on May 22, he said.
Hamas: no release of soldiers held in Gaza without prisoner swap March 4, 2021 at 10:10 am | Published in: Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine
Hamas spokesman Hazim Qasem [hazemaq/Twitter] March 4, 2021 at 10:10 am
The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement said on Wednesday that Israeli soldiers held in Gaza will not be released unless such a move is part of a prisoner swap. Hamas spokesman Hazem Qasem confirmed this to
Anadolu in response to remarks by Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz, who made any development in Gaza conditional on the release of four Israelis held in the coastal territory. The Zionist leadership knows full well that the issue of the soldiers held by the military wing of Hamas, Al-Qassam Brigades, is awaiting a prisoner swap, explained Qasem. It is clear from Gantz s remarks that the Israeli government is not ready to pay the price of a prisoner swap.
Hamas mourns death of founder Sheikh Nabil Al-Bishtawi middleeastmonitor.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from middleeastmonitor.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.