Category: Human rights

A Palestinian man was killed, and several others were wounded, on Wednesday after Israeli forces opened fire in multiple areas across the devastated Gaza Strip, in incidents that humanitarian agencies…

The Palestinian Commission for Detainees and Ex‑Detainees Affairs reported that Palestinians held in Ofer Prison and the Negev (Naqab) Prison are enduring extremely harsh humanitarian conditions, following a recent visit…

Death Toll Reaches 70,942 as Israeli Attacks and Humanitarian Restrictions Persist: Israeli occupation forces carried out new attacks across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, striking residential areas, displacement camps, and…

Israeli occupation forces carried out new attacks across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, targeting residential areas, displacement camps, and already‑devastated infrastructure amid a worsening humanitarian crisis and…

A British doctor says she was “strangled” by police officers at a protest outside a British prison demanding an ambulance for a critically ill Palestine Action-linked prisoner on hunger strike.…

Israeli occupation forces carried out widespread invasions across the occupied West Bank at dawn on Tuesday, abducting more than thirty Palestinians from Hebron, Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Tulkarem, Qalqilia, Ramallah, and the…

Two Palestinians were shot and killed by Israeli occupation forces on Monday near the Shuja’iyya courthouse in eastern Gaza City, in what local sources described as a new violation of…

Israeli occupation forces demolished a multi‑story residential building in the Wadi Qaddum area of Ras al‑Amoud in Silwan, south of the Al‑Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, early Monday morning, displacing…

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that hospitals across the Strip received 13 Palestinians killed over the past 48 hours, including 6 newly killed individuals and 7 bodies…

Israeli forces carried out multiple attacks across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing three Palestinians in the Shuja’iyya neighborhood of Gaza City, while three women from the same family died…

Illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers carried out a series of coordinated attacks across multiple West Bank villages on Saturday, invading residential areas, targeting Palestinian vehicles, and damaging property in Ramallah, Nablus,…

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has warned that children in the Gaza Strip are dying from cold exposure, as severe winter storms intensify the suffering of hundreds of thousands of displaced…

Israeli artillery and airstrikes continued across the Gaza Strip on Friday, killing and injuring Palestinians in clear violations of the declared ceasefire. Despite international announcements of a ceasefire, attacks on…

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that hospitals received one person killed and 13 injured during the past 24 hours. Civil defense and ambulance crews continue to face…

The Gaza Strip on Thursday witnessed another day of Israeli violations marked by deaths, injuries, and the continued recovery of bodies from beneath the rubble of destroyed homes. Civilian lives…

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates on Thursday condemned the “escalating campaign of organized terror by illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers against Palestinian civilians,” including physical assaults, arson targeting…

Catholic rights center fights Arnona hikes imposed on Palestinian communities: Jerusalem Municipality Continues the “Arnona War”: Cancellation of Category “D” and Tax Increase on 14 Palestinian Neighborhoods. According to the…

Gaza’s humanitarian toll continues to mount despite the October “ceasefire,” with hospitals reporting new casualties and Civil Defense teams unable to reach victims still trapped under rubble. Official figures now…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff (While a “ceasefire” is ostensibly in place, Israel has continued its assault on Gaza without interruption. If Americans Knew considers the war to…

Israeli forces continued their daily violations of the ceasefire that went into effect at the beginning of October in the Gaza Strip. Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister says ongoing…

The Israeli Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee has advanced legislation that would bar water and electricity services to properties registered under the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for…

The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in the occupied Palestinian territory warned on Tuesday that Israel, the occupying power, has intensified its repression against…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff (While a “ceasefire” is ostensibly in place, Israel has continued its assault on Gaza without interruption. If Americans Knew considers the war to…

Casualties climb to more than 70,000 as bombardments, winter storms, and deliberate attacks devastate displaced Palestinians; health officials warn of collapsing hospitals and rising deaths among children. Gaza Report, December…

The ‘Filton 24’ have passed day 40 of their ongoing hunger strike – marking the largest, longest hunger strike of prisoners in the UK since Bobby Sands died in a…

The Gaza Strip is facing a devastating humanitarian crisis as winter storms flood thousands of displacement tents, leaving families exposed to cold, disease, and despair. Heavy rains in mid-December have…

The United Nations General Assembly has adopted, by an overwhelming majority, a resolution reaffirming the Palestinian people’s right to self‑determination. The vote, held Monday, saw 164 countries in favor, only…

Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday rejected Israel’s latest appeal seeking to halt investigations into alleged war crimes in the Gaza Strip. The ruling confirms that judicial…

A Palestinian child was shot on Monday while returning home from school in the al-Mawasi area of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. The incident came as Israeli forces carried…

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced on Sunday, December 14, 2025, that hospitals admitted nine Palestinians killed in the preceding 24 hours, including five newly killed and four…

On Sunday, three Palestinian families were forcibly evicted from their homes in Baten al-Hawa, a neighborhood in Silwan just south of Al‑Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, in the occupied West…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff (While a “ceasefire” is ostensibly in place, Israel has continued its assault on Gaza without interruption. If Americans Knew considers the war to…

The Prisoners’ Affairs Authority and the Prisoners’ Club reported the death of Palestinian hostage Sakhr Ahmad Za’oul (26 years old) from the town of Husan, west of Bethlehem, who had…

Israeli forces and paramilitary militias launched a widescale invasion of various parts of the West Bank on Sunday before dawn, abducting 41 Palestinians and damaging Palestinian property, including chopping down…

By Esra’ Ghorani – Published in Arabic By WAFA News: Since the beginning of this year, human rights organizations have documented the killing of more than fifty Palestinian children in the…

The World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday that while Gaza has seen slight improvements in healthcare, the territory remains in deep crisis, with severe shortages of medical supplies and equipment.…

Newly released CCTV footage has cast serious doubt on the Israeli army’s claim that Ahmad Khalil Rajabi, 20, was killed—along with a Palestinian municipal worker nearby—during an alleged car‑ramming attempt…

The storm and deep depression that hit the Gaza Strip in less than 24 hours caused the death of 11 citizens and the injury of others, following successive collapses and…

The Palestinian Health Ministry has released its latest update on the human toll of the Israeli genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, detailing new fatalities, injuries, and cumulative figures since the…

On Thursday, Israeli occupation forces launched fresh strikes on the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza, killing a Palestinian woman and injuring several others. Witnesses said the bombardment hit al‑Madaris…

Israeli occupation authorities have refused to allow a five‑year‑old Palestinian child, originally from Gaza but residing in Ramallah, to receive urgent medical treatment in a hospital inside the 1948 territories.…

Updated: At least four Palestinians were confirmed dead on Wednesday, three newly killed and one body recovered, as Israeli occupation forces continued assaults across the Gaza Strip, leaving behind a…

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned on Wednesday the Israeli occupation authorities’ approval of 764 new colonial housing units and the unveiling of a plan to establish 17 additional…

The head of the United Nations Mine Action Program in the occupied Palestinian territories, Julius van der Walt (also reported as van der Vaart), has warned that remnants of war…

Heavy winter rains swept across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, inundating displacement camps and sinking thousands of tents that house families already uprooted by Israel’s ongoing assault. The flooding struck…

The Palestinian Civil Affairs Authority informed the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society of the death of detainee Abdul-Rahman Sofian Mohammad Sabatin, 21, from the…

The Palestinian Health Ministry issued a statement with the latest updated regarding the number of slain and wounded Palestinians by the Israeli occupation army by the end of day Tuesday,…

European Union diplomatic missions in Jerusalem and Ramallah, joined by 18 European governments, issued a strong condemnation of Israel’s invasion and occupation of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency…

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported Tuesday that thousands of children in Gaza have been hospitalized for acute malnutrition since the ceasefire in October. According to UNICEF data, 9,300…

Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday evening shot dead a 35‑year‑old Palestinian man and wounded a child in separate incidents across the Gaza Strip, underscoring the collapse of the ceasefire agreement…

United Nations Secretary‑General António Guterres has condemned in the strongest terms the Israeli police invasion of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) compound in occupied East…

Reposted with permission from its author – Jack Sara: First Published on Come And See: A prophetic appeal to the 1000 pastors who visited Israel but ignored the Body of…

Jerusalem — Archbishop Atallah Hanna, Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Sebastia, December 8, 2025: Jerusalem has in recent days witnessed a deeply provocative incident that struck at the heart of Christian…

Israeli occupation forces continued their assault on Gaza on Monday evening, killing two civilians and injuring several others in strikes that targeted homes and displacement camps, as the overall death…

Seven members of Palestine Action in Britain have been on hunger strike for over 30 days, with their lives now at risk, demanding bail, fair trials, repeal of counter-terror laws…

A Palestinian child was killed on Sunday by Israeli occupation fire outside the designated deployment zone in al-Mawasi, Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, underscoring the fragility of the “ceasefire”…

Published In Arabic On WAFA, By Rami Samara: In the early hours of dawn, 58-year-old Fidda Mohammad Na’san awoke to the piercing cries of an international solidarity activist staying in the…

Israeli occupation forces escalated their attacks on the Gaza Strip on Saturday, killing several Palestinians and demolishing residential buildings in Gaza city, Jabalia, Beit Lahia, Rafah, and Khan Younis. Medical…

In yet another brutal violation of the so-called “ceasefire”, at least 20 Israeli airstrikes hit the Gaza Strip tonight. Israeli aircraft launched intense airstrikes on areas in the northern and…

On Friday, the United Nations General Assembly adopted 5 resolutions in favor of Palestine, by an overwhelming majority. The first resolution, which called for providing assistance to Palestinian refugees, was…

United Nations — The UN General Assembly on Friday adopted five resolutions in support of Palestine, reflecting broad international consensus on refugee rights, accountability for Israeli practices, and the illegality…

National broadcasters in Ireland, Spain, and the Netherlands have announced they will boycott the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest after the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) confirmed Israel’s participation. The decision has…

Israeli occupation forces killed at least seven Palestinians, including two children and one woman, and injured dozens more on Thursday, December 4, 2025, in multiple attacks across the Gaza Strip.…

The Palestinian Commission of Detainees and Ex‑Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society announced on Thursday the names of three detainees from the Gaza Strip who died in Israeli prisons…

A CNN investigation published on December 3, 2025, has revealed disturbing evidence that Israeli occupation forces used bulldozers to drag and bury the bodies of Palestinians near the Zikim crossing,…

The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) reported Wednesday that nearly 42,000 people in the Gaza Strip are living with severe, life‑altering injuries, a figure that has almost doubled in…

Israeli forces carried out pre-dawn invasions throughout the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, as they have done every morning since the second intifada began in September 2000. In addition to…

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) announced that Israeli occupation authorities are holding back nearly 6,000 trucks loaded with food and relief supplies, enough to…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff (While a “ceasefire” is ostensibly in place, Israel has continued its assault on Gaza without interruption. If Americans Knew considers the war to…

Israeli occupation forces escalated their violations of the “ceasefire agreement,” in place since October 10, with heavy bombardments, airstrikes, and demolitions across multiple areas of the Gaza Strip on Monday.…

Israeli forces launched a wide-scale invasion of various parts of the West Bank on Sunday morning, abducting 54 Palestinians and setting up additional checkpoints and roadblocks in several different areas.…

The Israeli army continued its violations of the declared “ceasefire” in the Gaza Strip, killing two Palestinian siblings, both are children, and bombarding several areas of the devastated coastal enclave.…

The number of injured due to the Israeli occupation forces’ attack since the beginning of the aggression on Tubas Governorate has risen to 130 injured. Director of Ambulance and Emergency…

United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights | November 28, 2025 The UN human rights office, OHCHR said on Friday that it was “appalled” by the “brazen…

An Israeli occupation drone bombed the town of Bani Suhaila, east of the city of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, killing one Palestinian. A Wafa news correspondent reported…

The Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem released video evidence on Thursday showing Israeli soldiers executing two Palestinian men during a military invasion in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank’s northern…

Quds News reports that a senior Trump official has confirmed that the US administration is working on a plan to divide the Gaza Strip by constructing housing units for thousands…

Today, on Wednesday, the Israeli occupation forces pushed bulldozers and heavy construction equipment towards Nour Shams camp to the east of Tulkarem. A Wafa news correspondent reported that these reinforcements…

On Wednesday morning, a young man was hospitalized with severe injuries after he was beaten by Israeli occupation soldiers in the town of Tammoun, south of Tubas. Medical sources reported…

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees “UNRWA” said today, Wednesday, that hundreds of thousands of forcibly displaced people in the Gaza Strip are struggling to find…

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said Monday that the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip remains catastrophic despite the ceasefire. The agency stressed that…

The Gaza Government Media Office said Israel violated the U.S.-brokered ceasefire at least 497 times over the past 44 days, killing 342 civilians, with children, women, and the elderly said…

Several Palestinian civilians were wounded, Saturday, after Israeli forces opened fire east of Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza and near al‑Bureij in central Gaza, wounding two Palestinians. Medical sources…

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has warned that humanitarian assistance reaching Gaza remains gravely insufficient, despite the ceasefire announced on October 10. Emergency coordinator Caroline Seguin cautioned that without a significant…

Medical sources in Gaza reported Thursday that the death toll from Israel’s genocide against the Palestinians in the devastated Gaza Strip has surpassed 69,500, with the majority of victims being children…

On Palestinian Children’s Day, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics revealed a staggering toll: more than 39,000 children in Gaza have lost one or both parents since the start of…

Israeli occupation forces demolished five residential and agricultural structures east of occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank, on Thursday. According to the Jerusalem Governorate, the demolitions targeted two residential units…

On World Children’s Day, three leading Palestinian prisoner advocacy organizations—The Commission for Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society, and Ad-Dameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association—issued a joint…

On November 20, recognized globally as World Children’s Day, Palestine commemorates its children—those whose lives, education, and dreams have been extinguished by Israel’s ongoing war of extermination in Gaza since…

In a new, widespread violation of the ceasefire agreement, Israeli forces engaged in a series of bombing of civilians in Gaza on Wednesday. A total of 28 Palestinians were killed…

A Palestinian was killed today, Wednesday, by Israeli occupation forces Khan Younis, in the southern part of the devastated and besieged Gaza Strip. Medical sources reported that the soldiers killed…

A report released this week by Physicians for Human Rights–Israel (PHRI) reveals that nearly 100 Palestinian prisoners have died in Israeli custody since October 7, 2023. The organization attributes this…

The United Nations has reported that more than 17,000 Palestinian families in the Gaza Strip were affected by heavy rainfall that struck the devastated region over the past several days.…

On Monday, while covering a non-violent protest in Nour Shams camp in Tulkarem, Al Jazeera cameraman Fadi Yassin was shot in the foot by Israeli forces. In addition to shooting…

Theodosius Atallah Hanna, Palestinian Archbishop of Sebastia from the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem: Palestine is real. Its people are real—whether some choose to recognize that or not. The inciteful and…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff (While a “ceasefire” is ostensibly in place, Israel has continued its assault on Gaza without interruption. If Americans Knew considers the war to…

At least 15 Palestinian civilians, including children, were injured—one critically—on Monday evening after Israeli military drones dropped explosive devices and opened fire on groups of civilians in the Daraj neighborhood,…

UNRWA currently has thousands of tents and blankets outside the crossings into Gaza, enough for about one million people. Gaza residents are experiencing severe suffering due to the rains and…

A female citizen was killed today, Friday, by fire from an Israeli occupation attack northwest of Gaza City. Local sources reported that citizen Mayssa Jaber Al-Attar was killed as a…

A woman, Maysaa Jabir Al-Attar, was killed today when she was struck by fire from an Israeli drone in the Al-Atatra area northwest of Gaza City. Local sources reported that…