Child Injured After Being Hit By A Settler’s Car In Bethlehem
Palestinian medical sources have reported, on Wednesday morning, that a child was injured after being hit by an Israeli settler’s car, in Teqoua’ town, east of the West Bank city…
Extremist Israeli Settlers Burn Palestinian Home Near Hebron
A Palestinian family from a village east of the town of Yatta, near the southern West Bank city of Hebron, narrowly escaped death on Wednesday at dawn, when a number…
Army Kidnaps 14 Palestinians In Occupied Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers invaded various Palestinian communities in different parts of the occupied Jerusalem, broke into and ransacked dozens of homes, and kidnapped fourteen Palestinians, including four children.Amjad Abu ‘Asab, head…
Seven Injured By Army Fire Near Ramallah
Palestinian medical sources have reported, on Tuesday evening, that a teen was shot and injured by a live Israeli army around, and six others were shot by rubber-coated metal bullets,…
Army Demolishes Five Homes In The Negev
Israeli soldiers demolished, Tuesday, five homes in a number of villages in what Israel calls “unrecognized villages” in the Negev, although these communities have existed way before Israel was established…
Child Injured By Army Fire Near Nablus
Palestinian medical sources have reported, on Tuesday evening, that a child was shot and injured by Israeli army fire in Burin village, south of the northern West Bank city of…
UN Security Council votes against Palestinian offer for peace negotiation
Australia joined the United States in voting against a resolution calling for ‘a just, lasting and comprehensive peaceful solution’ within the next year for Israel and Palestine, and affirming Palestinian…
Israeli Soldier Who Murdered Teen to Be Released
Israeli Channel 10 reported from its website, today, that a court has decided to release Israeli soldier and border guard Ben Dery, who murdered 17-year-old Nadim Nowarah in cold blood,…
West Bank Raids Continue, Farmers Prevented from Accessing Lands
Several Palestinians suffered from excessive teargas inhalation, Tuesday, as Israeli forces stormed the village of Housan, to the west of Bethlehem. At least 14 Palestinians were abducted by Israeli forces…
Gaza: Feiglin says Invade, Keep It, And ‘Destroy All Who Fight Back’
A recently released video of a speech made by Deputy Knesset Speaker Moshe Feiglin, in July of this year, shows Feiglin calling for an Israeli sponsored bloodbath in Gaza, according…
UPDATE: Jerusalem Home Demolitions Leave Two Families Homeless
Israeli authorities, Tuesday, destroyed three homes, a restaurant and a butcher shop in the East Jerusalem village of Jabal al-Mukabbir, in a dawn raid which has left two Palestinian families…
Palestine Today 12 30 2014
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, December 30th, 2014. An old man dies of wounds he…
Elderly Jerusalem Man Dies Of Wounds Suffered Three Months Ago
Palestinian medical sources in occupied Jerusalem have reported that an elderly man died, Tuesday, of wounds suffered more than three months ago, after Israeli soldiers opened fire on the funeral…
Two Palestinians Kidnapped In Bethlehem, One In Hebron
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, Tuesday, two Palestinians in Husan town, west of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and one Palestinian in Bani Neim town, near the southern West Bank city…
Soldiers Demolish Two Homes In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers demolished, on Tuesday morning, two Palestinian homes in Jabal al-Mokabber neighborhood, southeast of occupied East Jerusalem, after surrounding the entire area.The demolished homes belong to residents Khaled al-Halasa…
Israel ‘Legalizes’ A Settlement Outpost In Salfit
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon ordered the “Civil Administration Office,’ run by the Israeli army in the occupied West Bank, to legalize the El Matan illegal settlement outpost, built on…
Army Kidnaps 10 Palestinians Near Ramallah
Several Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, the town of Sinjel, north of the central West bank city of Ramallah and kidnapped ten Palestinians after breaking into their…
3755 Children Kidnapped In Past Four Years, 1266 in 2014 Alone
Head of the Census Department of the Palestinian Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, Abdul-Nasser Ferwana, stated that the Israeli army continues to attack and abduct Palestinian children in violation…
Two Palestinians Injured By Army Fire Near Hebron
Medical sources reported, on Monday at night, that two Palestinians have been injured, one seriously, after Israeli soldiers opened fire on their car, driving in Beit Ummar town, north of…
Palestinian Youth Killed; Three Others Injured in Two Separate Attacks
A Palestinian youth was killed another injured on Monday midday when Israeli soldiers opened fire at a group of residents near the Za’tara military checkpoint just outside the northern West…
Palestine Today 12 29 2014
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Monday, December 29th, 2014. Israeli troops kill a Palestinian youth in…
Four Kidnapped in Israeli Raids Across West Bank
Israeli forces raided several areas in the occupied West Bank, on Monday, abducting four Palestinians from Ramallah, Jenin and Qabatiya, according to reports by security and local sources.Israeli guards of…
Israel Military Again Opens Fire on Gazans
Israeli naval forces, on Monday, again opened fire on Palestinian fishermen off the coast of the Gaza Strip, while forces elsewhere shot at a group of Palestinians near the border…
Israeli Forces Train with Live Ammo in West Bank Civilian Areas
Israeli occupation forces, since the early hours on Monday, have been holding military training sessions with live ammunition, in the Khirbet Taweel area, South Nablus.Member of the Popular Struggle Coordination…
Ramallah-area Journalist Arrested by Palestinian Security Forces
Palestinian security forces, Sunday night, arrested a Palestinian journalist after raiding his home in the village of Kafr Ein, north of Ramallah, according to the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate.A statement issued…
Extremists Continue to Invade Al Aqsa, Netanyahu to Increase Jerusalem ‘Security Forces’
A number of Jewish extremists, broke into Al Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem, Monday, continuing with a string of near daily provocations into the Islamic holy site, say…
Israeli soldiers shoot and kill young Palestinian who they claim was ‘throwing stones’ near Nablus
On Monday, Israeli army officials confirmed that their soldiers shot and killed a young Palestinian at the Zaatara (Tappuah) checkpoint near Nablus, in the northern part of the West Bank.…
West Bank: Israelis Raze Crops, Pollute Lands, Violate Schools
Israeli bulldozers, Sunday, razed agricultural lands belonging to Palestinians in Khirbet al-Taweel, located to the south of Nablus. Two Hebron district schools were also reported to have been targeted with…
Ferwana: “6059 Palestinians Kidnapped By The Army in 2014”
Head of the Census Department of the Palestinian Committee of Detainees and Ex-Detainees, Abdul-Nasser Ferwana, stated Sunday that the Israeli army has kidnapped 6059 Palestinians in 2014.The former political prisoner…
3 Injured by Israeli Fire in Gaza, Farmers Attacked near Khan Younis
Three Palestinians were injured, Sunday afternoon, after Israeli forces opened fire on protesters near Erez crossing, on the border with Israel, in the northern Gaza Strip. Israeli border guards, stationed…
Yet Another Settler Hit and Run on Hebron Child
An Israeli settler, on Sunday, ran over 8-year-old Ali Qrei’esh, near Yatta town, South Hebron, then fled the scene with his car.According to the Palestinian News Network, local sources said…
Palestinians Mark 6th Anniversary of ‘Operation Cast Lead’ (VIDEO)
Palestinians around the world, this Saturday, commemorated the sixth anniversary of the beginning of Israel’s 22-day military offensive on the Gaza Strip, between 2008 and 2009 that left more than…
Israeli ‘Archaeological’ Excavations Cause Serious Damage at Al Aqsa
According to latest reports, constant Israeli excavations underneath Al Aqsa Mosque have caused serious destruction to the foundation of Buraq Square, inside the Dung Gate.According to the PNN, local sources…
Seven Summoned for Interrogation, Entry to Jerusalem Village Blocked
Israeli forces, Saturday, summoned seven Palestinians between the ages of 14 and 21 to appear before Israeli intelligence for interrogation. In addition, soldiers blocked the entrance of Beit Ikksa village,…
Israeli Bank to Pay $400m to US in Tax-evasion Case
An Israeli bank has been fined $400 million USD for aiding and assisting Americans in evading payment of their taxes.Al Ray reports, via Press TV, that Israel’s second largest bank,…
Egypt to Demolish 1,200 Homes for Rafah Buffer Zone Expansion
An Egyptian committee has finished surveying the homes of residents living between 500 and 1,000 meters of the Gaza border, in preparation for extending the buffer zone to a width…
Backed by Police, Settlers Damage Hebron Crops with Chemicals
Extremist Jews from the Susia Settlement in Yatta, south of Hebron, sprayed chemicals on Palestinian lands, Saturday, causing damage to their crops.Member of the Popular Committee Against Settlements and the…
Soldiers Kidnap Two Palestinians In Jerusalem
Undercover soldiers of the Israeli military kidnapped, on Friday evening, a young Palestinian man in Wadi al-Jouz neighborhood, during clashes that took place after the army invaded it. Army also…
This Week in Palestine Week 52 2014
Audio Link After Text Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for December 20th, to the 26th 2014. As Palestinian marked…
Four Injured as Israeli Forces Disperse Protests with Gunfire
Four Palestinians, including an elderly women, were reported to have been injured in the occupied West Bank on Friday, after Israeli forces opened fire on protesters in two separate villages.According…
Dozens of Israeli Public Officials Held in ‘Corruption Probe’
Israeli police say they have detained over 30 individuals, including former public officials, in an investigation into alleged corruption, and that one of those under suspicion is a deputy minister…
False Rocket Sirens Sound on Gaza Border
False warning sirens were reportedly heard, this Friday, in the Israeli border towns of Yad Mordechai and Netiv Ha’asara.The two towns are located near the northern border of the Gaza…
Israeli troops shoot Palestinian man in northern Gaza
A Palestinian man who was apparently attempting to cross the border from Gaza into Israel for work was shot by Israeli troops on Friday.Two workers were apparently attempting to cross…
Child Dies Of Wounds Suffered During Israel’s Aggression On Gaza
Palestinian medical sources reported that a child died, on Thursday evening, of serious wounds suffered several months ago, in Beit Hanoun, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, during…
Army Kidnaps 14 Palestinians In Azzoun
Israeli soldiers surrounded the town of Azzoun, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and invaded it before kidnapping around 14 Palestinians. The army alleged a settler and…
Two Israeli police; two Israeli settlers wounded in separate attacks
A person with a knife, presumed by police to be a Palestinian, stabbed two police officers in the old city of Jerusalem, causing light wounds on Friday morning. Earlier, on…
At Least 12 Palestinians Kidnapped in West Bank and Jerusalem
At least 12 Palestinians were kidnapped by Israeli forces on Christmas Day, during predawn raids in the occupied West Bank districts of Nablus and Hebron, and in occupied East Jerusalem,…
Israeli Soldiers Rob Family of 70,000 Shekels in Nablus Raid
Ahrar Center for Prisoner Studies and Human Rights said that Israeli forces seized about 70,000 shekels after breaking into home of 52-year-old Ahmed Shubeiri, in Qarboun village, near occupied Nablus.According…
Jordan Valley: Israel Demolishes EU-funded Irrigation Pools
Israeli forces demolished six EU-funded irrigation pools used by Palestinian farmers in the northern Jordan Valley, on Thursday, locals told Ma’an News Agency.Israeli military vehicles accompanied by bulldozers arrived in…
Hall of Nativity Christmas Tree Decorated with Teargas Grenades, Missile Leftovers and Child Photos
The Popular Struggle Coordination Committee, this year, in the Hall of the Nativity, Bethlehem, lit up a Christmas tree decorated with teargas grenades, sound bombs, pictures of injured and murdered…
What are Actions Against Assimilation?
An Israeli judge has ruled that ‘actions against assimilation’ are not legal violations. This opinion is apparently correct in a number of states apart from Israel, including Iran, Pakistan and…
380 New Illegal Housing Units to be Built in East Jerusalem
The Israeli West Jerusalem municipality has approved a tender to build 380 new illegal settlement units in occupied East Jerusalem, according to media sources.Jerusalem city councilor Yosef Pepe Alalu of…
VIDEO: Christmas at Bethlehem 2014
At this time of every year, the whole world celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ with shining lights, Christmas carols, colors and winter coziness. And, with the Christ being born…
Israeli Police Shoot 5-year-old Boy In The Face
Israeli forces in occupied East Jerusalem shot 5-year-old Muhammad Jamal Ubeid in the face with a rubber-coated steel bullet, Wednesday afternoon, as he was exiting a school bus on his…
6500 Palestinians, Including 200 Children, Currently Held By Israel
Abdul-Nasser Ferwana, head of the Palestinian Detainees Committee, and a member of its follow-up committee in the Gaza Strip, stated that the ongoing arbitrary kidnappings, carried out by the Israeli…
Soldiers Invade Hebron And al-‘Arroub Refugee Camp
Several Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Wednesday, the southern area of Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, and the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of the…
Army Demolishes A Barn In Jerusalem
Israeli bulldozers demolished, Wednesday, a barn in the at-Tour village, in occupied East Jerusalem, and a wall surrounding a Palestinian land in Mount of Olives area.Local sources said several military…
Qassam Fighter Killed By Army Fire In Southern Gaza
The al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, said one of its fighters was killed, and an Israeli soldier was injured, during clashes that took place after the…
Israeli Court Allows Oil Drilling In Occupied Golan Heights
The Israeli Supreme Court ruled, Tuesday, in favor of allowing the Afek Oil Company headed by hardliner and former Minister of National Infrastructure, Effie Eitam, to dig for oil in…
Two Palestinians Kidnapped In Jenin; Many Injured
Several armored Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, Qabatia town, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and kidnapped two Palestinians, while many suffered the effects…
Fateh Denounces Assassination Of One Of Its Leaders In Syria
The Palestinian National Liberation Movement, Fateh, headed by President Mahmoud Abbas, issued a statement, Tuesday, strongly denouncing the assassination of one of its leaders, in the al-Yarmouk refugee camp in…
Three Palestinians Kidnapped In Nablus And Hebron
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Tuesday evening, three Palestinians from the southern West Bank district of Hebron, and the northern West Bank district of Nablus. Army dogs also mauled a child…
Palestine Today 12 23 2014
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, December 23rd, 2014. Israeli troops attack a Christmas march and…
PA to Cut Israeli Ties if UN Resolution Fails
President Mahmoud Abbas, on Tuesday, said that the Palestinian Authority will cut ties with the Israeli government if a draft resolution, presented last week to the United Nations, fails to…
Two Barns and Four Houses Demolished in Jerusalem, Hebron
Four houses belonging to Palestinian families, and at least two barns were demolished on Monday by Israeli forces bulldozers in the town of el-Eizariya, southeast of Jerusalem.According to WAFA Palestinian…
1,000 Israelis Raid Nablus
1,000 Israelis raided the northern West Bank area of Nablus, Sunday night, to pray at Joseph’s Tomb, located on the outskirts of the city.The settler-affiliated news site Arutz 7 reports…
Bethlehem: Israelis Disperse Non-Violent Christmas Demonstration with Teargas and Sound Grenades
A number of journalists, on Tuesday, were injured after being targeted by Israeli forces with teargas and explosive acoustic devices, during a non-violent demonstration which took place near an Israeli…
Soldiers Kidnap Two Children In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers invaded several Palestinian homes in different parts of occupied East Jerusalem, leading to clashes, and kidnapped two children before moving them to an interrogation center in the city.Local…
Army Kidnaps Nine Palestinians In West Bank
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Tuesday at dawn, five Palestinians in Hebron and Nablus districts, in the occupied West Bank, and four Palestinians kidnapped near Ramallah on Monday night, shortly after…
Soldiers Demolish A Blacksmith Workshop Near Ramallah
Israeli soldiers invaded, Tuesday, Dahiat al-Yasmeen area near the al-Jalazonerefugee camp, north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and demolished a blacksmith workshop.Resident Mahdi al-Khatib said military bulldozers…
PCHR Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the oPt (11- 17 December 2014)
Israeli forces have continued with systematic attacks against Palestinian civilians and their property in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt) for the reporting period of 11- 17 December 2014.Israeli attacks in…
Israel Apportions $17 Billion for Judaizing Jerusalem
Assistant Secretary General for Palestine and authority on issues in the occupied territories for the Arab League, Mohammed Sabih, warned of Israel’s further Judaization of Jerusalem, saying that Israeli has…
Barghouti Criticizes UN Resolution on Palestine
Jailed Fateh leader Marwan Barghouhti has criticized the UN resolution submitted to the Security Council by the PLO, urging the Palestinian leadership to reword the proposal.In a letter received by…
PA Rejects US Proposal to Delay Statehood Bid
Palestinian foreign minister Dr. Riyad al-Maliki says that Palestinian leadership has rejected US Secretary of State John Kerry’s proposal of bumping the Palestinian resolution bid for statehood post Israeli elections.The…
Palestine Today 12 22 2014
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Monday, December 22nd, 2014. Israeli troops kidnap children and clashes with…
Three Kidnapped In West Bank Invasions, Many Injured
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Monday at dawn, three Palestinians in Bethlehem and Ramallah, during military invasions that also targeted the northern West Bank city of Nablus. One of the kidnapped…
Documentary: “Ireland & Palestine”
This documentary looks at the similarities between the two countries, as well as the growing solidarity and campaign efforts, of the Irish people, with regard to the Palestinian struggle. –…
Al Aqsa Raids Continue, Tension Prevails in Occupied Jerusalem
Dozens of Israeli settlers again stormed Al Aqsa Mosque on Sunday morning, guarded by Israeli special forces.According to Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency, tensions began to escalate when a group…
Israel Turns Historic Mosque Into a Museum
Israeli authorities in the city of Beersheba, in a symbolic gesture, have recently converted an historic mosque into an Islamic museum, despite the fact that 10,000 local Muslims still have…
Israel Arrests 8 Palestinians For Facebook Posts
Eight Palestinian citizens of Israel were arrested, Monday, on charges of ‘inciting anti-Jewish’ violence through their online postings, in a move by the Israeli state to criminalize all dissent.Media website…
Israeli settlers invade Bethlehem area; looking for site to establish new colony
As Palestinian Christians in Bethlehem prepare for the annual Christmas celebration — the biggest day of the year in the city where Christians believe that Jesus was born — a…
Army Opens Fire On Gaza Farmers, Fishers
Israeli soldiers, stationed on military towers across the border, east of ‘Abasan town, east of the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, opened fire on several farmers trying to…
Soldiers Kidnap Ten Palestinians In West Bank, Two Near Gaza Border
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Saturday at night and Sunday at dawn, nine Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, one Palestinian in occupied East Jerusalem, and two Palestinians kidnapped near Gaza…
Palestinian Kidnapped in Hebron Invasion, Many Wounded
Israeli soldiers invaded on Saturday evening, Beit Ummar town, near the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and kidnapped one Palestinian during clashes with local youths, while many suffered the…
94 Israeli Ceasefire Violations Since August
Humanity for Palestine has reported that, since the ceasefire agreement of August, 2014, Israel has committed 94 ceasefire violations. The latest was Saturday’s airstrike in Khan Younis, along with an…
Abu Marzouk: “Hamas Is Committed To Ceasefire”
Dr. Mousa Abu Marzouk, deputy head of the Political Bureau of the Hamas movement said that Hamas is committed to Egyptian-mediated ceasefire agreement, as long as Israeli is committed too.On…
Israeli Navy Fires on Gaza Fishing Boats
The Israeli navy, on Saturday, again opened fire at Palestinian fishermen boats, this time along the As-Sudaneyya shore, northwest of the Gaza Strip. Hamas has denied responsibility for an alleged…
Settlers Attempt To Kidnap A Child Near Nablus
A number of extremist Israeli settlers attempted, on Friday evening, to kidnap a Palestinian child on the main road, leading to Huwwara village, south of the northern West Bank city…
UN General Assembly adopts resolution for Palestinian sovereignty in W. Bank, Gaza, E. Jerusalem
On Friday December 19th, the General Assembly of the United Nations passed a resolution recognizing the Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem,…
Soldiers Kidnap Four Palestinians In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, late on Friday at night, four Palestinians, including two brothers, during clashes in different parts of occupied East Jerusalem. Several Palestinians have been injured by army fire.Local…
Thousands March Through Jerusalem’s Old City Following Prayers at Al Aqsa
Tens of thousands of Palestinians performed afternoon prayers at Al Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, Friday, and later marched through the streets of the Old City in protest against…
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Expresses Concern Over Cremisan Case
His Beatitude Fouad Twal, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, expressed in a Christmas message sent out through his Vicar in Jerusalem and Palestine, Bishop William Shomali, his concern over a…
VIDEO: No Donkeys Allowed
Mohammad Saleh, a sixty-six-year-old Palestinian resident of Tel Rumeida, al-Khalil (Hebron), waited with his mule outside Shuhada checkpoint for nine hours over the course of two days. He spent four…
Jerusalem, Hebron: 17 New Demolition Orders
Israeli authorities delivered 17 new demolition orders to Palestinian families in the Jerusalem and Hebron area Wednesday.Eleven demolition orders were delivered to the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Silwan. The Wadi…
Israeli Settler Opens Fire on Bethlehem Area Protest
A Jewish settler opened fire on dozens of Palestinians, on Friday, who were holding a march in protest of the Israeli occupation and its settlement policies in the West Bank,…
Washington Rejects Palestinian UN Resolution Draft
Washington, after seeing the text of the draft resolution circulating in the UN security council, Thursday, said that they had decided to not back it. US State Department spokeswoman Jen…
Scores Injured By Army Fire Near Ramallah
Palestinian medical sources have reported that dozens of residents have been injured after Israeli soldiers attacked a nonviolent protest in Tormus Ayya town, north of the central West Bank city…
Israeli Air Force Carries Out Two Strikes Against Gaza
The Israeli air force carried out, on Saturday at dawn, two air strikes targeting two areas in the Gaza Strip, for the first time since Israel’s war on the coastal…
This Week in Palestine Week 51 2014
Audio Link After Text Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for December 13th, to the 19th 2014. This week the…
Army Orders A Palestinian To Stop Digging A Well In His Land
A number of Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Friday, an area in the al-Khader town, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and ordered a Palestinian to stop digging…