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Gaza (Quds News Network)- The Israeli occupation released dozens of Palestinian prisoners on Thursday, many of whom once again showed clear signs of torture and starvation.

About 80 prisoners were set free at the Israeli-controlled Kissufim crossing in eastern Khan Younis in southern Gaza, local sources said.

Sources added at least 10 of the freed prisoners were in poor health condition and were hospitalized at the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the central city of Deir al-Balah.

A…

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

More than 9,000 Palestinians are currently held in Israeli prisons and detention centers, including 350 child prisoners and 21 female prisoners.

A journalist is among at least 15 more Palestinians detained in the latest Israeli military raids in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, according to Palestinian prisoner groups.

The arrests,…

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Trump’s new executive order declares showerheads will not be ‘weak and worthless’ any more. But what about water bills?

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday repealing limits to the flow of water from bathroom showers imposed by previous Democratic Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama.

Biden and Obama introduced these limits to increase efficiency and conserve water. Where their focus was on the environment, Trump’s order aims to “make…

US President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to implement a 90-day pause on the tariffs he imposed on dozens of countries has sent battered stock markets surging, even as he ratcheted up his trade war with China.

Trump’s turnaround on Wednesday, which came just 13 hours after the duties had gone into effect, followed the most intense episode of financial market volatility since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Stocks soared following Trump’s announcement of a pause on some tariffs. The S&P 500…

On March 24, Israel struck a car in northern Gaza and killed Al Jazeera correspondent Hossam Shabat.

The 23-year-old is one of countless civilians – men, women and children – Israel has killed since launching what legal scholars describe as a “genocidal” war on Gaza.

Israel often justifies its killings by claiming that the targets are people sympathetic or affiliated with Hamas or other armed factions. This was the justification given for killing Shabat.

Israel also regularly…

Ottawa, Canada – For months, Pierre Poilievre had been riding high.

He had successfully tapped into public anxiety over an affordability crisis in Canada, his attacks against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had found a receptive audience, and his Conservative Party enjoyed a huge lead in the polls.

But then Trudeau announced he was stepping down. The governing Liberal Party named a new leader. And Canadian politics shifted course, faced with threats of tariffs and annexation from United…