Mustafa Barghouti, president of the Palestinian National Initiative, spoke with Fareed about the lack of attention paid to Palestinian prisoners held by Israel and about who will lead Gaza in the future.
A former leader of the Hamas’ al-Qassam brigade's armed wing, in the West Bank, he now appears to be on the verge of release.
Amid Israel-Hamas hostage talks, speculation grows over freeing Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti. Praised as a unifier, his potential release faces backlash over past deadly attacks.
A Palestinian politician hailed the return of displaced Palestinians to northern Gaza on Monday as proof of the failure of Israel’s ethnic cleansing plans in the enclave.
The Palestinian factions and forces held a meeting in the Qatari capital, Doha, on Saturday, to discuss the implementation of the Gaza ceasefire agreement and prisoners exchange with Israeli occupation through Qatari-Egyptian mediation.
Sinwar was killed in this latest Israel-Hamas war, in which Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, vowed to dismantle and destroy Hamas. And yet, as a ceasefire took hold last Sunday after 15 months of massive destruction and death, Hamas – badly wounded and diminished – has survived and, at least for now, will remain in charge in Gaza.
Hamas militants handed over four captive female Israeli soldiers to the Red Cross in Gaza City on Saturday after parading them in front of a crowd. Israel followed with the release of 200 Palestinian prisoners or detainees as part of the fragile ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
Mustafa Barghouti, the secretary-general of political party the Palestinian National Initiative, believes that Prime Minister Netanyahu ran out of options to stop a ceasefire from being implemented.
US President Donald Trump has called on Egypt and Jordan to take in Palestinians from Gaza, declaring he wants to “clean out” the war-torn territory.
Mustafa Barghouti, secretary-general of the Palestinian National Initiative, joins to discuss the latest developments on the Gaza ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.
US President Trump attributes the Israel-Hamas ceasefire to his efforts and expresses intentions to visit the Middle East eventually. Trump's Mideast
Trump pushed Netanyahu on Gaza ceasefire, but incoming admin ‘very dangerous’: Mustafa Barghouti Donald Trump is set to be sworn in as the 47th US president in a few hours from now. He's arrived at the Church of St John's in Washington,