Prisoners In Israeli Jails Announce General Mobilization

A relative of the fugitive prisoner Mahmoud Al-Ardah in the village of Arraba, south of Jenin (AFP).
A relative of the fugitive prisoner Mahmoud Al-Ardah in the village of Arraba, south of Jenin (AFP).
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Prisoners In Israeli Jails Announce General Mobilization

A relative of the fugitive prisoner Mahmoud Al-Ardah in the village of Arraba, south of Jenin (AFP).
A relative of the fugitive prisoner Mahmoud Al-Ardah in the village of Arraba, south of Jenin (AFP).

The movement of prisoners in Israeli jails and detention centers announced a general mobilization, and threatened to rebel against all prison administration laws, if the “repressive and punitive” measures taken against them continued since the escape of six prisoners from the heavily guarded Gilboa prison in northern Israel.

The Prisoners’ Affairs Authority (an official Palestinian body) said that quick consultations took place between the movement’s leaders in prisons and detention centers, adding that an agreement was reached to confront the attacks of the “special repression units” and the prison police by all means and methods.

The commission, which deals with prisoners’ affairs, accused the Israeli government and its agencies of working to “cover up their failure and defeat in front of the solid will of the Palestinian prisoners, through a fierce attack on the prisoners inside jails and detention centers, and on our people, through incursions and arrests that targeted the families of the six escaped prisoners…”

The prisoners set fire to the rooms of Section 6 in the Negev Prison in protest against the Israeli escalation and transfers, and also tried to set fire to other prisons.

The administration of the Israeli Prisons Authority had drawn up a plan to transfer and disperse the prisoners of the Islamic Jihad movement inside multiple other prisons; a step that might led a serious security escalation.

In retaliation for the Israeli campaign, a prisoner in Gilboa attacked an Israeli guard with hot water.

The Prisoner’s Club said that the prisoner Malik Hamed from Silwad poured hot water on a jailer in Gilboa prison, in response to “the operations of repression and abuse against the prisoners.” The guards abused Hamed, then isolated him, before transferring all prisoners of Section 3 to Shata prison.

Israel’s pursuit of the fugitive prisoners continued on Wednesday, while the security services tried to put increasing pressure by arresting their relatives.

The occupation forces arrested Yaqoub Nafeat, the father of the escaped prisoner Munadel Nafeat, and Raddad Al-Ardah, the brother of Mahmoud Al-Ardah from the town of Arraba. They also detained Bassem Al-Ardah, the brother of the pursued captive Mohammad Al-Ardah.

The Israeli army had stormed the towns of Yaabad and Arraba (south of Jenin) in search of camera recording devices. Then the soldiers raided the fugitives’ homes and arrested their families. Hundreds of soldiers, intelligence men, police dogs, drones and various helicopters are chasing the six prisoners in large areas.



Egypt Welcomes Tehran’s Renaming of ‘Islamabouli Street’ as a Turning Point in Relations with Iran

Relations between Egypt and Iran saw a notable thaw following Araghchi’s visit to Cairo (Egyptian Presidency)
Relations between Egypt and Iran saw a notable thaw following Araghchi’s visit to Cairo (Egyptian Presidency)
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Egypt Welcomes Tehran’s Renaming of ‘Islamabouli Street’ as a Turning Point in Relations with Iran

Relations between Egypt and Iran saw a notable thaw following Araghchi’s visit to Cairo (Egyptian Presidency)
Relations between Egypt and Iran saw a notable thaw following Araghchi’s visit to Cairo (Egyptian Presidency)

Egypt has welcomed Iran’s decision to rename a Tehran street once dedicated to Khalid al-Islamabouli - the Egyptian army officer who assassinated President Anwar Sadat in 1981 - describing the move as a significant step toward resetting bilateral relations.

In the first official Egyptian response to the development, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ambassador Tamim Khallaf told Asharq Al-Awsat: “Renaming the street is a positive step in Egyptian-Iranian relations. It helps put matters back on the right track.”

The street, long a source of tension between Cairo and Tehran, has now been renamed after Hassan Nasrallah, the former Secretary-General of Lebanon’s Hezbollah, following a decision by the Tehran City Council.

Iranian media reported that a formal ceremony was held to unveil the new name, attended by officials, intellectuals, and civil society figures. The change was part of a wider initiative that saw 11 streets in the capital renamed last month.

Dr. Hoda Raouf, a Cairo-based expert on Iranian affairs, said the move reflects “a meaningful shift and a clear sign of Iran’s serious intent to restore relations with Egypt.”

She noted that Egyptian-Iranian ties have two key dimensions: regional security - particularly Egypt’s opposition to Iranian interference in countries such as Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen - and the bilateral relationship, which has long been strained over symbolic gestures such as honoring Sadat’s assassin.

Political philosopher and Iran specialist Dr. Mohamed Khairy echoed that assessment, calling the street name change “a significant development.”

He emphasized that the decision was passed by majority vote and attended by influential figures from Iran’s political establishment, which he said reflects a genuine desire within Iran to repair ties with Cairo.

The gesture comes amid signs of warming relations between the two nations. Iranian top diplomat Abbas Araghchi recently visited Cairo, where he met President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and senior officials.

His visit included a symbolic walk through the historic Khan el-Khalili bazaar, prayers at the Al-Hussein Mosque, and dinner at the famed Naguib Mahfouz restaurant.

Sisi also held a phone call with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during the recent Israeli escalation against Iran, in which he affirmed Egypt’s rejection of Israeli attacks on Iranian territory.