Israel Announces the Confiscation of 4,000 Dunams
Israeli sources have announced that authorities are planning to confiscate 4,000,000 m² (4,000 dunams/1,000 acres) of Palestinian-owned land near the…
Four, Including Two Children, Kidnapped In West Bank
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday at dawn, several districts in the occupied West Bank, searched homes, and kidnapped four Palestinians,…
Israeli Court Extends Detention of Activist for Facebook Posts
Israel has extended the detention of a Palestinian activist who was first taken into custody for political activities on Facebook,…
PPS: 597 Palestinians Arrested During August
Israeli authorities have arrested some 597 Palestinians from the West Bank governorates, including Jerusalem, since the beginning of August, the…
Abbas to Develop 3-stage Plan for Independent Palestinian Statehood
According to the Palestinian News Network (PNN), Palestinian sources have confirmed that President Mahmoud Abbas has set into action a…
Four Palestinians Abducted Before Dawn by Israeli Forces in the West Bank
Two brothers were abducted from their home in a village near Ramallah, and two other men were taken into custody…
Gaza – Two Palestinians Die Of Earlier Wounds
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza has reported that two Palestinians died, on Friday, of wounds suffered during the…
Victory Celebrations in Gaza Following Friday Prayers
Palestinians across Gaza turned out by the thousands for a victory march, on Friday, as they experienced their first opportunity…
Boycott Could Have Major Effect on Israeli Economy
For the past two months, Palestinians across the West Bank have been boycotting Israeli goods by increasing numbers, as popular…
This Week in Palestine Week 35 2014
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Even The Sky Belongs To Us
On the 25th August, the village of Burin, in the south of Nablus, was closed by the Israeli army and…
Israel Ramps Up Pressure On PFLP
Following Tuesday morning’s detention of 12 leaders from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), the party has…
Settlers Chop Down Palestinian-Owned Orchard near Hebron
Israeli settlers, on Thursday cut down around 30 Palestinian-owned trees in an area to the north of Beit Ummar town,…
WFP Humanitarian Convoy Delivers Food To Gaza Through Egypt’s Rafah Crossing
For the first time since 2007, a humanitarian convoy of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) successfully crossed from…
Demolitions Leave 51 Homeless Near Jerusalem
Israeli authorities, Thursday, demolished six homes near Jerusalem, leaving 51 Palestinians homeless. According to Ma’an News Agency, this brings the…
Organizer with Block the Boat action in Oakland, CA
Lara Kiswani, Executive Director of the Arab Resource & Organizing Center (AROC), the main organization behind the wildly successful #BlockTheBoat…
Palestine Today 08 28 2014
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Israeli ZIM Ship Delayed Another Day in Seattle
After delaying work on the Israeli freight ship ZIM CHICAGO at the Port of Tacoma, local human-rights activists have learned…
Settler Attacks in Hebron, Army Declares Nablus Village ‘Closed Military Zone’
A Palestinian youth has been injured, Thursday, after an Israeli settler deliberately ran him over, in the north of Hebron,…
Army Kidnaps Fourteen Palestinians, Detains Two, In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers kidnapped fourteen Palestinians in various invasions targeting different communities in the occupied West Bank, and briefly detained two…
IFRC: 250,000 Palestinians Displaced by Gaza Strikes
“The military operations in the Gaza Strip, in which civilians and civilian objects were attacked, has led to the displacement…
Gaza Officials: Ceasefire Terms Being Implemented
Gaza officials state that Israeli authorities have begun implementing the terms of a ceasefire agreement which went into effect early…
Three Palestinians Injured Near Hebron
Palestinian medical sources in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, have reported that three Palestinians have…
Ferwana: “More Than 2000 Palestinians Kidnapped Since July 12”
Head of the Public Relations Department of the Palestinian Ministry of Detainees, Abdul-Nasser Ferwana, stated that Israeli soldiers have kidnapped…
Palestine Today 08 27 2014
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Half of Israeli Political-Security Cabinet Opposes Ceasefire Agreement
According to Israeli National Radio, Avigdor Lieberman (Foreign Minister), Naftali Bennett (Industry, Trade and Labor Minister), Gilad Erdan (Home Front…
Israeli Police Kidnaps Eight In Occupied Jerusalem
Israeli police officers and soldiers invaded, on Wednesday, at dawn, various Palestinian neighborhoods in occupied East Jerusalem, searched and ransacked…
Shepherds Detained for Crossing a Road
While shepherding approximately 1 km south of Qawawis, a village south of al-Khalil (Hebron), on Sunday 24th near the illegal…
Including Two Children, Five Kidnapped In West Bank, Several Palestinians Injured
Israeli soldiers kidnapped at least five Palestinians, including two children, in a number of invasions into homes in different parts…
Israel Agrees to Open Gaza Crossings, Government Salaries to Be Paid
Senior Hamas leader Mousa Abu Marzouq said, Tuesday, that Israel has agreed to open Gaza crossings for humanitarian aid and…
“Israel Killed My Wife, And Four Children”
His children were waiting for the day when they would buy new clothes, books and pencils before the new school…
Ministry of Health: “2145 Palestinians, Including 578 Children, Killed In Israel’s Aggression”
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza issued a report stating that Israeli missiles and shells, fired against the Palestinian…
Ten Palestinians, Including Two Underage Brothers, Killed In Gaza
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip have reported that ten Palestinians, including two children, have been killed, and dozens…
Palestine Today 08 26 2014
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Celebrations in Streets of Gaza as Open-ended Ceasefire Announced
An open-ended ceasefire announced last night between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas led to celebrations in the streets of…
69% of Gaza Schools Damaged by Israeli Assaults
Almost 69 percent of government and UN schools in the Gaza Strip were damaged by Israeli assaults. West Bank students…
17 Journalists Killed in Gaza Since Beginning of Israeli Aggression
Palestinian journalist Abdullah Fadel Moratja was killed, Monday evening, by Israeli shelling on citizens’ houses in the area of al-Shejaia,…
Resistance Rocketfire Continues into Tel Aviv and Ashkelon, Several Injuries Reported
Palestinian resistance continues to launch missiles, from the Gaza Strip, into different Israeli targets around Gaza and beyond. This morning…
12 PFLP Leaders Kidnapped From West Bank
12 leaders from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine were abducted by Israeli forces during the night, on…
Eleven More Palestinians Kidnapped In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers kidnapped Two Palestinians in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, three Palestinians in the West Bank district…
Nine Palestinians Kidnapped In Jenin
Israeli soldiers invaded Jenin city, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, and ‘Arraba nearby town, kidnapping eight…
Soldiers Invade Palestinian Communities In Jerusalem
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday evening, at least two Palestinian communities in occupied East Jerusalem, and clashed with…
Two Palestinians Killed In Gaza, At Least Eight Injured
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip have reported on Monday, after midnight, that two Palestinians have been killed, and…
Child Moderately Injured By Settler’s Fire Near Hebron
Palestinian medical sources in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, have reported that a child was…
Israeli Airstrikes Continue All Day and Night Monday – At Least 9 Killed on Monday
An additional 4 casualties, including a journalist, killed on Monday evening brought the death toll from Israeli bombings to 9…
Israeli Media: Egypt to Announce One Month Ceasefire if Israel Agrees
Israeli media has reported that Egypt will announce, this evening, a one-month ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, if Israel is…
Teen Dies of Wounds Inflicted by Israeli Gunfire Near Nablus
14-year-old Hassan Ashour has died of wounds sustained during confrontations which erupted on Friday, in Beit Furik, east of Nablus,…
Palestine Today 08 25 2014
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Rafah Crossing Continues to Function Amidst Israeli Attacks
Director of border crossings, Maher Abu Sabha, stated that work at Rafah crossing will continue, despite attacks on its halls…
VIDEO: 15 Tear Gas Grenades and 5 Stun Grenades Fired at Schoolchildren
Today in al-Khalil (Hebron), Israeli forces fired 15 tear gas grenades and canisters, as well as five stun grenades at…
Egyptian Officials Propose New Gaza Ceasefire
Egypt has proposed a new ceasefire for Gaza which would open the border crossings, allowing in aid and reconstruction materials,…
Five More Palestinians Killed In Gaza
Palestinian medical sources have reported that at least five more Palestinians, including children, have been killed, Monday, by Israeli missiles in…
Two Palestinians Killed In Gaza, Dozens Injured
Palestinian medical sources reported, Monday, that two Palestinians were killed and dozens injured, in a series of Israeli air strikes…
Child Dies Of A Serious Injury Suffered Friday
Palestinian medical sources in the West Bank have reported that a Palestinian child died, Monday, of a serious injury suffered…
Abbas Concludes Official Visit to Egypt
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas concluded, on Sunday, his three-day visit to Egypt as part of his effort to reach a…
Two Killed, Many Injured, In Ongoing Israeli Aggression
Palestinian medical sources have reported that two Palestinians have been killed, many injured, including some who suffered critical injuries, in…
Mother Killed in Her Home, Along With 4 of Her Children, by Israeli Airstrike
On Sunday afternoon, the Juda’ family became the latest casualties of the ongoing Israeli assault on Gaza. They are the…
Seven More Killed In Gaza, Many Injured
Palestinian medical sources have reported that seven Palestinians, including a toddler and a child, have been killed, and scores injured,…
School Year Begins in West Bank, Delayed in Gaza
Schools opened, on Sunday morning, for some 700,000 Palestinian students in the West Bank, while the education of Gaza students…
Israeli Police Shoot Young Palestinian in East Jerusalem
A young Palestinian man from the Shu’fat refugee camp, was hit in the abdomen by two rounds of live Israeli…
Seven Palestinians Kidnapped, Two Briefly Detained, In West Bank
Israeli soldiers kidnapped seven Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank, detained others, detained two, and prevented schoolgirls…
Palestine Supporters Block Israeli Ships in Washington and Los Angeles
Following a four-day long port blockade action in Oakland, California, in which activists delayed and blocked an Israeli ship from…
UNICEF: Nearly 500 Children Killed During Gaza Assault
According to UNICEF, the Israeli military has killed nearly 500 Palestinian children during its current assault on Gaza, and has…
Two Palestinians Killed, Many Injured In Gaza
Israeli soldiers bombarded, Sunday, another residential tower in Gaza City, killing two Palestinians and wounding several others. Many Palestinians have…
Israeli Claims Against Hamas Under Scrutiny
Friday afternoon, Isreali PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s office tweeted an image of masked Hamas soldiers about to execute informants to Israel,…
Hamas Agrees to Apply for ICC Membership
Hamas has now signed a proposal for Palestinian application for membership at the International Criminal Court (ICC), in the Netherlands,…
Israel Levels 14-story Apartment Complex in Gaza; 6 Civilians Killed in Separate Airstrikes
A massive Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Saturday, leveled to the ground a building known as the al-Zafer apartment complex.…
Children Among Eight Killed In Gaza, Dozens Of Palestinians Injured
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip have reported, Saturday, that five members of the Abu Dahrouj family (father, mother,…
Israel Retracts False Claim Regarding Alleged Hamas Rocket Base
UN PRESS RELEASE 23 August 2014, East JerusalemIsraeli officials retracted this morning their earlier claim on Friday that the rocket…
Following Informant Executions, Several Surrender to Palestinian Resistance
A Palestinian revolutionary court, Friday morning, sentenced 18 people, who had been spying for Israel, to death by firing squad.The…
Israel Calls Up 10,000 Reservists, Threatens New Ground Invasion of Gaza
Following the decision by the Israeli government to pull out of negotiations for a long-term truce and renew airstrikes on…
Child Seriously Injured Near Nablus
Palestinian medical sources, in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, have reported many Palestinians were injured, including one child…
Four More Palestinians Killed In Gaza, Many Injured
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip have reported that four Palestinians have been killed, later on Friday, and dozens…
Israeli Child Killed by Palestinian Rocket in Sderot
A 4-year-old child was killed, Friday afternoon, after being hit by a mortar shell fired from the Gaza Strip. The…
Abbas Arrives in Cairo For 3 Day Visit
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and an accompanying delegation landed in Cairo, on Friday afternoon, to begin a 3-day visit to…
This Week in Palestine Week 34 2014
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Rafah Crossing Open for All but Students
The Palestinian border and crossing department has announced that Rafah crossing is open for all cases except students, according to…
Europeans Urge New UN Resolution on Gaza
Britain, France and Germany have reportedly launched a new UN bid which aims to end six weeks of horrific violence…
Resistance and Tear Gas
It’s late May [2013], and the air is stifling. Heat sizzles from the pavement, and Khalili youth, though well-adapted to…
Two Palestinians Killed In Gaza, Many Injured
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip has reported that two Palestinians were killed, and many injured, as the Israeli…
Oregon Protesters Occupy Offices of Israel-affiliated Prison Firm G4S
A group of Palestine supporters occupied the office of the prison and security contracting firm in Portland Oregon on Thursday…
Legislator, Child, Among Many Kidnapped In West Bank
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday at dawn, several Palestinian communities in different parts of the occupied West Bank, broke into…
Two Palestinians Killed, Army Bombards Different Parts of The Gaza Strip
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip has reported that a Palestinian father and his child have been killed, while…
Abu Khdeir Family ‘Singled Out’ for Arrest by Israeli Authorities
A US State Department official accused Israel, on Wednesday, of singling out for arrest the relations of Muhammad Abu Khdeir,…
A Letter from A Palestinian Christian To EWTN
Dear Raymond Arroyo, I was watching your world over segment last night on EWTN and I had some concerns. My…
They Kill Childhood, Even A Smile Is A Target
Nour Abu Haseera, 3 years of age, did not know or realize that her smile, her innocent face and smile,…
Essam Younis: Signing Rome Statute a Must
Lawyer Essam Younis, director of the Al Mizan Center for Human Rights in Gaza, says that bombing civilians living in…
Israeli Air Strikes Continue, Killing 7; Total of 30 Killed Thursday in Gaza
The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported Thursday night that an additional 7 people were killed by Israeli airstrikes Thursday evening,…
At Least 16 Palestinians Kidnapped in West Bank
Israeli forces abducted at least 16 Palestinian citizens, on Thursday, during dawn raids in different parts of the occupied West…
Palestine Today 08 21 2014
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Upated: Including Three Children, Eleven Palestinians Killed In Gaza
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip have reported that eight Palestinians, including three children, have been killed and many…
UN Security Council Calls for Resumption of Talks
The UN Security Council, yesterday, expressed ‘grave concern’ over the resumption of “hostilities” in Gaza, and called upon parties to…
Three Palestinians Kidnapped In Hebron, One In Ramallah
Israeli soldiers invaded, Thursday, Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and kidnapped three Palestinians,…
Palestine Supporters Arrested In Australia & US For Civil Disobedience
A group of twelve activists carried out an act of civil disobedience on Monday by conducting a sit-in at the…
Including Senior Hamas Leaders, Twelve Palestinians Killed Thursday
Palestinians medical sources in the Gaza Strip have reported that at least twelve Palestinians have been killed and at least…
Israel Bans International Human Rights Workers from Gaza
Since beginning its assault on the Gaza Strip on July 8th, Israeli officials have prevented human rights observers and experts…
Roadside Stands Demolished near Hebron
According to a local activist, Israeli forces demolished a number of Palestinian-owned roadside stands near Beit Ummar village, in the…
At Least Two Palestinian Killed In Gaza
Palestinian medical sources have reported that two Palestinians have been confirmed dead after the Israeli army and air force fired…
Glick, Settlers Again Storm al-Aqsa
Israeli rabbi Yehuda Glick accompanied some 20 Israeli settlers in yet another invasion of al-Aqsa Mosque, on Wednesday, in occupied…
Two More Palestinians Killed In Gaza As Israeli Escalation Continues
Palestinian medical sources have reported that two Palestinians have been killed, Wednesday, and many injured, some seriously, after the army…