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Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir — On Saturday morning at Fateh Kadal, a densely packed neighbourhood on the sloping embankment of the Jhelum river in Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir’s largest city, 62-year-old Hajira wrapped a cotton scarf with a brown paisley design around her shoulders.

With her face muscles tense and sweat beading across her upper lip, she sat on the cement floor of a government-run grains store.

“Can you make it quick?” she called to the person…

Washington (Quds News Network)- U.S. President Donald Trump has confirmed that Hamas will release American-Israeli soldier Edan Alexander, who was captured by the Palestinian resistance movement during his service in the Israeli occupation army. Trump announced the breakthrough in a social media post, praising the move as a “step taken in good faith” toward ending the genocide in Gaza.

“I am happy to announce that Edan Alexander, an American citizen who has been held hostage…

Beijing and Washington have both hailed the progress made at the end of a weekend of closed-door discussions in Switzerland aimed at de-escalating trade tensions sparked by US President Donald Trump’s aggressive worldwide tariff rollout in March and China’s retaliation.

Following the talks on Sunday at the Geneva villa of the Swiss ambassador to the United Nations, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters: “I’m happy to report that we’ve made substantial progress between…

The statement did not indicate when the 21-year-old Alexander would be released.

Hamas has said it will release a US-Israeli captive held in Gaza, as the group confirmed it was engaged in direct talks with the United States towards securing a ceasefire in the war-ravaged enclave and getting aid flowing again to a suffering Palestinian population.

The Palestinian group released a statement on Sunday: “Israeli soldier Edan Alexander, a dual US national, will be released as part of efforts…

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

Hamas has announced it will release Edan Alexander, the last known living American prisoner in Gaza, as a goodwill step toward a ceasefire and renewed humanitarian access.

The Palestinian Resistance movement Hamas announced Sunday it will imminently release Edan Alexander, the last known living American hostage held in Gaza, in what it describes as a step toward a broader ceasefire agreement…

GAZA, (PIC)

The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor has condemned recent statements by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in which he declared that “Israel will continue destroying homes in Gaza until Palestinians are left without shelter, with no option but to leave—if only countries could be found to take them in.”

In a statement issued on Sunday, the Geneva-based group said this is yet another official admission from the highest political authority in Israel of a…