Palestinian Dies Of Wounds Suffered August 20
Palestinian medical sources have reported that a Palestinian teenager died on Saturday [September 1 2013] of wounds suffered on August 31, 2013 after dozens of soldiers invaded the Jenin refugee…
Soldiers Attack Nonviolent Protesters, Journalists, In Bil’in
[Friday August 30, 2013] Israeli Soldiers attacked the weekly nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall and settlements, in Bil’in village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, leading to…
Several Injured By Army Fire North Of Jerusalem
Palestinian medical sources have reported that several residents have been treated for the effects of teargas inhalation while others were shot by rubber-coated metal bullets fired by Israeli soldiers during…
PCHR Weekly report: Israeli troops kill 3 Palestinian civilians and wound 18, including 5 children
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 22 – 28 August 2013, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)…
This Week in Palestine Week 35 2013
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Three Palestinians Kidnapped Near Nablus
Israeli soldiers kidnapped late on Thursday at night [August 30, 2013] three Palestinians at a roadblock near Huwwara town, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.The Israeli Police…
Egypt Arrests Five Palestinian Fishermen, Two Injured
Palestinian sources in Gaza have reported that five Palestinian fishermen have been kidnapped on Friday at dawn [August 30, 2013] after members of the Egyptian navy attacked their boat claiming…
Army Invades Aida Refugee Camp, In Bethlehem
[Thursday August 29, 2013] Dozens of Israeli soldiers surrounded, during early night hours, the Aida refugee camp, north of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and invaded it leading to…
Settlers Attack, Wound, Two Palestinians Near Nablus
Palestinian medical sources have reported Thursday [August 29, 2013] that two resident have been injured in Qasra village, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, after being attacked by…
Palestine Today 08 29 2013
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Two Palestinians Kidnapped In West Bank
Israeli soldiers invaded on Thursday at dawn [August 29, 2013] various areas in the occupied West Bank, broke into and searched several homes, and a gas station, and kidnapped two…
Soldiers Invade Aseera Village, Near Nablus
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, late on Wednesday evening [August 29, 2013], the village of Aseera, north of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and drove around in its…
Sisi Stops His Hunger Strike In Eshil Prison
Wednesday [August 28, 2013] Palestinian detainee Dirar Abu Sisi stopped his hunger strike after reaching an agreement with the Administration of Israeli Bir Shiva (Be’er As-Sabe’) Prion, south of the…
Palestine Today 08 28 2013
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Soldiers Kidnap Eight Palestinians, Including Five Children, In Jerusalem
Local sources have reported that Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Tuesday evening [August 27, 2013] eight Palestinians, including five children in Al-Isawiyya village, and in Bab Al’Amoud, in occupied East Jerusalem.Member…
Palestinian Killed In Askar Refugee Camp
[Tuesday August 27, 2013] A Palestinian man was shot and killed by Palestinian security fire reportedly during clashes between the security forces and gunmen in the Askar refugee camp, east…
Palestine Today 08 27 2013
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Price Tag Extremists Puncture Tires Of Ten Cars In Jerusalem
[Tuesday August 27, 2013] Local sources in Beit Safafa town, in occupied East Jerusalem, has reported that a group of extremist Israeli settlers punctured the tires of 10 Palestinian cars…
Social Activist Kidnapped By The Army At Erez Terminal
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Tuesday morning [August 27, 2013], a Palestinian social activist, head of the Palestinian Youth Association for Leadership and Rights Activation (PYALARA) after heading to the Erez…
Clashes Take Place In Bethlehem
Local sources in the West Bank city of Bethlehem have reported that clashes took place between dozens of local youths, and Israeli soldiers, in Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem.The…
Clashes Take Place In Different Parts Of West Bank
Clashes took place in different parts of the occupied West Bank Monday [August 26, 2013] after Israeli soldiers invaded the Qalandia refugee camp earlier at dawn, north of Jerusalem, shot…
‘They confiscated my only source of livelihood’
Khader Merwan Al Seidi (26) is one of Gaza ‘s fishermen and a victim of the repeated military attacks carried out by Israeli forces against fishermen in the Gaza Sea…
Palestinians call off peace talks after Israeli troops kill 3 civilians
The Palestinian Authority has cancelled the latest round of peace talks with the Israeli government following an Israeli attack on Palestinian demonstrators in which three Palestinians were killed.According to AFP,…
Palestine Today 08 26 2013
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Israeli Extremists Write Racist Graffiti On Palestinian Home In Jerusalem
Monday August 26, 2013, a number of Israeli extremists wrote racist graffiti on a wall of a local Palestinian home, in Al-Khan Market area in the Old City, in occupied…
Three Palestinians Killed In Qalandia
Palestinian medical sources have reported that the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli army fire in the Qalandia refugee camp, north of occupied Jerusalem, arrived Monday at dawn to find…
P.A. Denounces Israeli Military Escalation
Nabil Abu Rodeina, spokesperson of President Mahmoud Abbas, strongly denounce the ongoing Israeli military escalation, escalating settlement activities, and the killing of two young Palestinian by Israeli army fire in…
Israel Believes Limited War With Syria Is Possible
Israeli sources has reported that military and security commanders in Tel Aviv believe that a limited war between Israel and Syria is possible should Washington decide to strike Syrian targets,…
Palestinian Injured Near Jerusalem
Palestinian medical sources have reported that a young Palestinian man was injured in the foot, on Saturday evening [August 2r, 2013] when an Israeli soldier raised a spike strip as…
Army Invades Three Towns Near Hebron
Palestinian sources in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West bank, have reported that dozens of Israeli military jeeps invaded on Sunday at dawn [August 25, 2013] the…
Jerusalem Child Forced Under House Arrest
The District Police in occupied East Jerusalem released on Friday evening [August 23, 2013] a Palestinian child after detaining him for two days, and ordered him under house arrest.The family…
Army Kidnaps Nine Palestinians
Israeli soldiers kidnapped on Friday evening [August 23, 2013] nine Palestinians in Anata own, north of occupied East Jerusalem, and at a roadblock east of the northern West Bank city…
French FM To Meet Abbas, Netanyahu
The French Foreign Ministry has reported that Foreign Minister, Laurent Fabius, will be visiting the Israel and the Palestinian territories to encourage the recently resumes peace talks between Ramallah and…
42 Killed, 500 Injured In Mosque Explosion In Lebanon
The Lebanese Ministry of Health stated that 42 persons have been killed, and more than 500 have been injured, in two explosions that targeted two mosque in Tripoli, in northern…
Dozens Of Worshipers Injured As Army Fired Gas Into Mosque Near Ramallah
Palestinian medical sources have reported Friday [August 23, 2013] that dozens of worshipers have been treated for the effects of teargas inhalation after Israeli soldiers fired gas bombs into Omar…
This Week in Palestine Week 34 2013
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UNIFIL Denounces Missile Attack On Israel
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNFIL) issued a statement strongly denouncing a missile attack carried out from Lebanese territory into Israel.The UNIFIL said that on Thursday approximately at…
P.A. Lieutenant Stabbed In Nablus
Medical sources in the northern West bank city of Nablus have reported Friday [August 23, 2013] that unknown assailants violently attacked and stabbed a Palestinian security Lieutenant, a former detainee,…
Israeli Air Force Bombards An Area Near Beirut
An Israeli army spokesperson stated that the Israeli Air Force bombarded, on Friday [August 23, 2013] a target in Lebanon “in retaliation to a missile attack close to the border…
PCHR Weekly Report: One killed; 2 adults and 4 children wounded by Israeli attacks this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 15 – 21 August 2013, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)…
Israel To Approve 1500 New Units In Jerusalem
Israeli sources have reported that the Finance Committee of the Jerusalem City Council will be convening this coming Sunday to approve a new budget for infrastructure aiming at adding 1500…
Abbas: “We Will Not Demand To Return To Akka, Safad and Jaffa”
During a meeting with members of the Israeli Meretz opposition Party, who visited him Thursday in the central West Bank city of Ramallah, Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, stated that the…
Palestine Today 08 22 2013
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P.A Calls On U.S, Quartet, To Act Against Israel’s Settlement Activities
[Thursday August 22, 2013] The Palestinian Foreign Ministry called on the Quartet Committee, mainly the United States as the mediator in direct peace talks with Tel Aviv, to intervene and…
Masked Men Attack A Journalist In Gaza
Media sources in Gaza has reported that a number of young masked men, apparently unarmed, attacked a Palestinian journalist in Gaza City, the Palestine News Network (PNN) has reported.The sources…
P.A. Warns To Resume UN Moves Due To Israel’s Settlement Activities
Palestinian officials involved in direct talks with the Israeli side, stated that the Palestinian Authority (P.A) in the West Bank would resume its international campaign at UN bodies should Israel…
Third Round Of Talks Held In Jerusalem
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators held on Wednesday [August 21, 2013] the third round of direct political talks in an undisclosed location in Jerusalem. The Palestinians demanded involving the Quartet Committee…
Another Price Tag Attack Targets Christian Monastery Near Jerusalem
A Christian Monastery in the Deir Jamal area, between Jerusalem and Ramla, was attacked by a Molotov cocktail, while racist graffiti, used by Price Tag extremist Israeli groups, were found…
Palestine Today 08 21 2013
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Four Palestinians kidnapped, Several Injured, In West Bank
Israeli soldiers invaded on Wednesday at dawn [August 21, 2013] the northern West bank district of Nablus, and the West bank district of Bethlehem, kidnapped four Palestinians and injured several…
Two Palestinians Injured By Army Fire In Northern Gaza
Palestinian medical sources reported on Tuesday evening [August 20, 2013] that two young Palestinian men have been shot and injured by Israeli military fire east of Jabalia town, in the…
Settlers Install Mobile Homes On Palestinian Lands In Al-Khader
Ahmad Salah, an activist against Israel’s illegal settlements and its apartheid wall in Al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem, stated Tuesday [August 20, 2013] that a number of settlers installed mobile…
Palestine Today 08 20 2013
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Army Partially Demolishes Homes, Uproots Lands, In Jerusalem
Local sources have reported that dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday morning [August 20, 2013] Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, and partially demolished…
Palestinian Killed Five Injured In Jenin
Palestinian medical sources have reported that Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn [August 20, 2013] the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and clashed with local youths killing one…
Pink Floyd musician urges other rock musicians and artists to boycott Israel
In a letter comparing the state of Israel to South Africa under apartheid, long-time rock musician Roger Waters of Pink Floyd called on his fellow musicians and artists to join…
“Tamarrod” Calls For Rebelling Against Hamas In Gaza
A Gaza-based group known as “Tamarrod”, Arabic for Rebellion, published a video through its Facebook page, and other social media outlets, stating that November 11 2013, will be a day…
Clashes Reported South Of Nablus
Monday evening [August 19, 2013] Palestinian sources have reported that dozens of Israeli soldiers surrounded the village of Iraq-Burin, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, leading to…
The Dead Sea: Turning Occupation Into Profits
Israel’s total control of the Jordan Valley and Dead Sea is depriving the Palestinian economy of income and jobs, while bringing in big profits for the occupation.Like many visitors to…
Palestine Today 08 19 2013
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Army Invades Aida Refugee Camp In Bethlehem
[Sunday August 18, 2013] Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded the Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem, and clashes with dozens of local youths, local sources have reported.The sources said that dozens…
Israeli PR Head issued warnings over racist, offensive Facebook postings
Danny Seaman, who recently became the head of Israel’s ‘Internet Hasbara (Hebrew for Propaganda)’ branch of the government, has been issued a warning by the Netanyahu administration for a series…
Israeli-Palestinian Officials Meet In Budapest
Israel and Palestinian officials held a meeting, last week, in the Hungarian capital, Budapest, and discussed the efforts to ensure the continuation of the recently resumed direct peace talks, mediated…
Red Cross Concerned About Health Condition Of Striking Detainees
Saturday evening [August 18, 2013] the International Red Cross issued a statement expressing deep concern regarding the deteriorating health conditions of seven Palestinian political prisoners, held by Israel, and have…
Soldiers Invade Village Near Nablus, Kidnap Five Palestinians
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday evening, the village of Beita south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and kidnapped five Palestinians; clashes and injuries have been…
Netanyahu: “Israel Will Always Maintain Sovereignty On Settlements, New ‘Jewish Neighborhoods”
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, stated during his recent meeting with UN General-Secretary, Ban Ki-moon, that Israel will continue to build and expand settlements in occupied East Jerusalem, and that…
PCHR Weekly Report: 1 killed, 2 wounded, 60 abducted by Israeli troops in last two weeks
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the two week period of 01 – 14 August 2013, the Palestinian Center for Human…
This Week in Palestine Week 33 2013
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Stormy Round Of Talks Held Amidst Escalating Israeli Violations
Palestinian officials involved in the direct talks with Tel Aviv have reported that the latest round of direct Palestinian-Israeli talks, held late on Wednesday at night, was very stormy due…
Army Admits Alleged “Gaza Mall” Is In Malaysia
After being exposed by the Electronic Intifada, the Israeli army issued an apology for an image it published of a lavish mall, allegedly in the besieged Gaza Strip, admitting that…
Abbas Welcomes UN Secretary General In Ramallah
Thursday evening [August 15, 2013] Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, welcomed the United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, at his presidential headquarters in the central West Bank city of Ramallah.The Palestine…
Palestine Today 08 15 2013
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Japan Denounces Israeli Decision To Build 1200 Units
[Thursday August 15, 2013] The Japanese Foreign Ministry issued a statement strongly denouncing the latest Israeli decision to build 1200 units for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank, including…
Second Round Of Talks Ends Without A Statement
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators held their second round of direct talks, without American supervision, and following five hours of talks, they decided to schedule another meeting in the coming few…
MADA Demands Release Of All Detained Journalists
The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) demanded Israel to stop all of its violations against Palestinians journalists, and to release all detained reporters in compliance with International…
Seven Palestinians Kidnapped In West Bank
[Thursday August 15, 2013] Israeli soldiers invaded various areas in the occupied West Bank, and kidnapped seven Palestinians. Clashes and injuries have been reported in Jenin and the Jenin refugee…
Israel Built Four New Settlements In 2012
The Palestinian Census Bureau has reported that Israel built four new illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank in 2012, raising the number of Jewish settlements to 144 comparing to…
Abbas: “All Detainees Will Be Free”
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, stated late on Wednesday at night, that the Palestinian Authority will act on ensuring the release of all Palestinian political prisoners held by Israel”.His statements came…
Nasrallah: “Hezbollah Fighters Behind Blast Targeting Soldiers Who Violated Border”
Secretary-General of the Lebanon-based Hezbollah Party, Hasan Nasrallah, stated during a televised interview with the Al-Mayadeen TV, on Wednesday August 14, 2013, that Hezbollah fighters were behind last week’s attack…
Palestinian Injured by Army Fire Near Ramallah
Palestinian medical sources have reported that a Palestinian youth has been shot and injured, on Wednesday evening [August 14, 2013] during clashes with Israeli soldiers at the entrance of Silwad…
Israel To Hand P.A. Bodies Of Slain Palestinians
Israeli Yedioth Aharonoth issued a reported, Wednesday [August 14, 2013] of a secret agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (P.A.) in the West Bank regarding the transfer of the…
Palestine Today 08 14 2013
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Release of 26 detainees Concluded
The release of 26 Palestinian political prisoners, held by Israel, has been concluded as 11 West Bank detainees reached the Palestinian Presidential headquarters in Ramallah, and 11 Gaza Strip detainees…
Soldiers Bombard Gaza
Israeli military sources have reported that the Israeli Air Force fired, on Wednesday at night, a number of missiles targeted different areas in the Gaza Strip.The army claimed that the…
Army Attacks Three Fishermen In Gaza
Tuesday evening [August 13, 2013] Palestinian medical sources have reported that three fishermen have been detained, and violently attacked by Israeli soldiers, in Palestinian territorial waters, resulting in moderate injuries.Ashfar…
Abbas Asks Resigned PM To Form Government
Palestinian Presidential spokesperson, Nabil Abu Rodeina, stated that President Mahmoud Abbas asked, on Tuesday [August 13, 2013], the resigned Prime Minister of the caretaker government, Rami Hamdallah, to form a…
Release Of 26 Detainees Initiated
Israeli sources have reported that Israel started the release of 26 Palestinian political prisoners as part of the efforts to resume direct peace talks with the Palestinians. The release started…
Palestine Today 08 13 2013
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Army Kidnaps Two Brothers In Qalqilia
The Solidarity Foundation for Human Rights have reported dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and kidnapped two brothers. It also stated that the army…
WAFA: “Hamas Prohibits Celebrations Of Prisoners Release”
The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA), run by the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, has reported that the Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip issued orders preventing any…
Al-Khoffash: “What Is Needed Is The Release Of All Detainees”
Fuad Al-Khoffash, head of the Ahrar Center for Detainees Studies and Human Rights, demanded the Palestinian Authority (P.A) in the West Bank, to insist on the release of all detainees…
Kerry: “New Settlement Plan Will Not Harm Peace”
Commenting to the Israeli decision to build hundreds of units in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, said Israel “only announced bids”,…
Army Kidnaps A Journalist Near Ramallah
The International Solidarity Foundation for Human Rights have reported that Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Tuesday at dawn, a Palestinian journalist identified as Mohammad Shokry Awad, from his home in Bodros…
Israel Intercepts Missile Over Eilat
[Tuesday August 13, 2013] Israeli military sources have reported that the “Iron Dome” missile interception system managed to successfully intercept a missile fired towards Eilat coastal city. The sources did…
Israeli troops abduct two organizers of ‘Youth Against Settlements’ in Hebron
A group of Israeli soldiers invaded the Palestinian city of Hebron Sunday and abducted two Palestinian university students, age 20 and 21, who are members of the non-violent organization ‘Youth…
Washington, EU, Denounce New Israeli Settlement Plan
The European Union and White House issued separate statements denouncing the new Israeli plan, declared Sunday, when Israel approved hundreds of units for Israeli settlers in occupied East Jerusalem, and…
Israel Approves 890 Units In Gilo Settlement
[Monday Evening August 12, 2013] The Israeli government of Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, approved the construction of additional 890 units for Jewish settlers in the Gilo illegal settlement, southwest of…
Palestine Today 08 12 2013
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Al-Khoffash: “Israeli List Of Detainees To Be Free, Disappointing”
Fuad Al-Khoffash, head of the Ahrar Center for Detainees Studies and Human Rights, stated that not a single detainee from the Jerusalem and historic Palestine is included in the list…
Ten Palestinians Kidnapped In Different Parts of West Bank
Israeli soldiers invaded on Monday at dawn [August 12, 2013] various districts in the occupied West Bank, broke into and searched several homes, and kidnapped 10 Palestinians. Soldiers also installed…