AP – Senior Hamas officials said Monday that the Islamic militant group is still wrangling with Israel over the names of 50 prisoners it wants released in exchange for a captive Israeli soldier, signaling significant gaps in the way of an anticipated deal. [Read More]
AFP – A German mediator is to give Israel’s response to Hamas on a prisoner swap as the two sides edge closer to a deal, a Palestinian official said on Monday. [Read More]
AP – Hezbollah’s leader said Monday that the Lebanese militant group will improve its weapons capabilities to face off any Israeli threat and that armed struggle was the only way to regain Arab lands captured by the Jewish state. [Read More]
AFP – Israeli settler leaders vowed on Monday to resist the government decision to impose a temporary ease on West Bank settlement building after months of pressure from the United States. [Read More]
A lawyer for John Demjanjuk, on trial in Germany for mass murder at a Nazi death camp, accuses prosecutors of double standards. [Read More]
