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A collection of writings by the imprisoned Palestinian political leader Marwan Barghouti will be published in November, bringing together prison letters, interviews, personal material and documents from the last three decades of Barghouti's political life and incarceration. As deadly attacks on Gaza continue despite a nominal ceasefire, the 66-year-old is seen by many as the best hope for a leader of any future Palestinian state.

Their own kids are really valuable to them but other people's kids are worthless, said Mohammed Sabry, his eyes swollen from a night of weeping.

Hussein al-Sheikh's appointment as vice president of the PLO positions him as a frontrunner to succeed Abbas, amid concerns over Fatah's public image.