THE PULSE OF THE PLANET
An Israeli-American soldier held hostage for more than 19 months in the Gaza Strip was released Monday by Hamas in a goodwill gesture toward the Trump administration that could lay the groundwork for a new ceasefire with Israel. The Israeli military confirmed that 21-year-old Edan Alexander was turned over to the Red Cross and then…
Edan Alexander due to be released by Hamas Edan Alexander, the Israeli–American soldier who was kidnapped on 7 October 2023, is expected to be released today. Alexander was born in Israel but raised in the US by Israeli parents. He moved to Israel in 2022 after graduating from high school and enlisted in the Israeli…
Rümeysa Öztürk, detained Tufts student, released from federal custody Rümeysa Öztürk, the Tufts University student arrested by federal agents in March for her political speech in favor of Palestinians has been released from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) detention facility in Basile, Louisiana. Öztürk, 30, a Turkish national and PhD student studying child development,…
An Irish woman who was detained by US immigration authorities because of a criminal record dating back almost 20 years has been released after 17 days in custody. Cliona Ward, 54, who has lived legally in the US for decades, emerged on Wednesday from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) facility in Tacoma, Washington state….
