Palestinians

10 Palestinians released from Israeli detention say they suffered abuse

By Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press

The 10 men, all dressed in grey sweatpants and shirts, were brought by bus to a hospital in the central Gaza town of Deir al-Balah, where they were welcomed by family members.

Court tells government to provide evidence justifying deportation of Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil or case is over

By Sara Cline, Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press

At an immigration hearing Tuesday in Louisiana, Judge Jamee Comans gave the federal government until Wednesday to turn over its evidence gathered against Khalil, a 30-year-old legal U.S. resident.

Israel now controls 50 percent of Gaza

By Sam Mednick, Associated Press

The largest contiguous area the army controls is around the Gaza border, where the military has razed Palestinian homes, farmland and infrastructure to the point of uninhabitability, according to rights groups and Israeli soldiers interviewed by the Associated Press.

West Bank teenager is first Palestinian under 18 to die in Israeli prison, officials say

By Julia Frankel, Associated Press

Officials say a teenager from the West Bank who was held in an Israeli prison for six months without being charged died after collapsing in unclear circumstances.

Month-old girl pulled from rubble in Gaza after airstrike killed her parents

By Wafaa Shurafa, Mariam Dagga, Associated Press

Rescuers have pulled a 25-day old baby girl alive from the rubble of her home in Gaza's Khan Younis after an airstrike killed her parents and brother.

Columbia University student says his detention shows anti-Palestinian racism in U.S.

By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

In a letter dictated from a Louisiana immigration lockup and released by his attorney on Tuesday, the student, Mahmoud Khalil, said he is being "targeted" as part of a larger effort to repress Palestinians.

AP report: U.S. and Israel look to Africa for permanent relocation of Palestinians from Gaza

By Josef Federman, Matthew Lee, Samy Magdy, Associated Press

The contacts with Sudan, Somalia and the breakaway region of Somalia known as Somaliland reflect the determination by the U.S. and Israel to press ahead with a plan that has been widely condemned and raised serious legal and moral issues.

WATCH: Lawyers for pro-Palestinian activist threatened with deportation hold news briefing

By Jake Offenhartz, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

One of Khalil’s lawyers, Ramzi Kassem, told the judge that Khalil was “identified, targeted and detained” because of his advocacy for Palestinian rights and his protected speech. He said Khalil has no criminal convictions, but “for some reason, is being…

Arrest of activist sparks questions about protections for foreign students and green card holders

By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press

The arrest of a Palestinian activist who helped organize campus protests of the war in Gaza has sparked questions about whether foreign students and green card holders are protected against being deported from the U.S.

ICE arrests Palestinian student who helped lead Columbia protests, attorney says

By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press

Federal immigration authorities arrested a Palestinian graduate student who played a prominent role in last spring's anti-Israel protests at Columbia University, according to his attorney.