More Mock Raids over Gaza, Fishermen Targeted Offshore
Israeli warplanes, Monday, carried out mock air raids in a limited incursion over Gaza skies, while Israeli navy gunboats opened fire at fishermen off the Gaza shore, according to WAFA…
Extremists Destroy Olive Saplings as Israel Prepares for Further Settlement Expansion
Extremist Israeli settlers cut down over 70 Palestinian olive trees in the Hebron district on Monday, according to locals. Meanwhile, some 3,740 dunams in areas of four West Bank settlements…
Soldiers Kidnap Eleven Palestinians in West Bank, Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Monday at dawn, eleven Palestinians in the West Bank, including five teenagers in occupied East Jerusalem, during military invasions targeting Palestinian communities and homes. Army uproots…
After Years Of Deliberations, Israeli High Court Orders Removal Of 9 Homes In Ofra Illegal Colony
The Israeli High Court ordered, on Sunday, the removal of nine homes illegally built in the “Ofra” colony, built on privately owned Palestinian lands in the northern part of the…
PCHR Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the oPt (29 January – 04 February 2015)
Israeli forces have continued with systematic attacks against Palestinian civilians and their property in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt) for the reporting period of 29 January – 04 February 2015.Israeli…
Israel to Build 64 New Settlement Units in Jerusalem
The so-called Israeli ‘Committee of Local Planning and Construction’ of the Jerusalem Municipality approved, on Sunday, the construction of 64 new housing units in the illegal ‘Ramot’ settlement of occupied…
Environmental Authority Warns against Dumping Toxic Israeli Waste
The Palestinian Environment Quality Authority said, on Saturday, that any individual found responsible for exporting hazardous waste from Israel to Palestinian lands will be sentenced to life imprisonment with hard…
Jerusalem Gate Village Demolished for the 4th Time
The symbolic village for popular resistance, ‘Jerusalem Gate’, was demolished for the fourth time, on Sunday.Mustafa Al-Barghourthi, General Secretary of the Palestine National Initiative (PNI), told the Palestinian News Network…
Soldiers Kidnap A Child In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Sunday at dawn, a Palestinian child from his family homes, near the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem. Army also invaded Jenin and Bethlehem, broke into…
Detainees Committee: “Soldiers Terrorize Children During Arrest, Interrogation”
The Palestinian Detainees and Ex-Detainees Committee has reported, Saturday, that Israeli soldiers deliberately terrorize Palestinian children during their abduction, and while under interrogation.The Committee said the soldiers continuously shout in…
Bethany Beyond the Jordan, Palestine and Israel’s Policy of Apartheid
Near Madaba, Jordan, and connected to the Jordan River, is Bethany Beyond the Jordan (Al-Maghtas in Arabic). It is a bustling attraction constantly inundated with tourists: those who come every…
Belgium’s Parliament Approves Conditional Recognition of Palestine
Late on Thursday, the Belgian parliament approved a resolution calling for official recognition of Palestine as a state.Belgium is the latest European country to tackle the question, as pressure grows…
ISM Report: Olive Tree Planting in Kafr ad Dik
On the morning of February 5, ISM volunteers travelled with around 50 Palestinian activists from the Salfit area to the village of Kafr ad Dik to take part in an…
More Peaceful Protests Quelled with Violent Dispersal, Child Kidnapped from Hebron
Several Palestinian and international activists were injured as Israeli forces dispersed peaceful marches in the occupied West Bank, on Saturday, according to activists and WAFA correspondence.Israeli forces attacked Palestinian and…
This Week in Palestine Week 06 2015
Audio Link after Text Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for January 31st, to February 6th, 2015. United Nations and…
Jafar Farah: Joint Arab List to Bring Changes
The creation of the joint list of Arab political parties for the March elections in Israel has generated enthusiasm and brings with it the possibility for change, notes Jafar Farah,…
Belgium Condemns West Bank Settlement Expansion
Brussels has officially condemned the Israeli regime’s announcement of 450 new housing units to be built in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem.The Deputy Prime Minister and Belgian Foreign Minister…
UN: Mladenov Replaces Serry as Mideast Envoy
A United Nations spokesman has announced that UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has appointed Nickolay Mladenov, from Bulgaria, as the top Mideast envoy, replacing Robert Serry.UN spokesman Farhan Haqq stated to…
African Republic of Côte d’Ivoire Supports Palestine Statehood
The West African country of Côte d’Ivoire affirmed support of Palestinian statehood on Thursday.The Prime Minister of the West African Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, Daniel Kablan Duncan, affirmed his country’s…
Many Injured As Israeli Soldiers Attack Bil’in Weekly Nonviolent Protest
Israeli soldiers attacked the weekly nonviolent protest against the Israeli Annexation Wall and Settlements, in Bil’in village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, leading to several injuries.The protesters…
Soldiers Kidnap Two Palestinian Children In Hebron After Assaulting Them
Israeli soldiers attacked, on Friday, two Palestinian children in Masafer Yatta, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, causing various injuries, and kidnapped them. Coordinator of the Popular…
Two Children Wounded Near Jenin, Palestinian Injured And Kidnapped In Hebron
Palestinian medical sources have reported that two children were injured, on Thursday evening, after several Israeli military vehicles invaded Ya’bad town, southwest of Jenin city, in the northern part of…
Demonstrators Face Military Violence for Protesting Israeli President Rivlin’s Visit
On Monday, February 2nd, Palestinian demonstrators faced military violence at the hands of Israeli forces in occupied Al-Khalil (Hebron). Protesters gathered in Bab Al-Zawiye, on the H1 (Palestinian administered) side…
Palestine Today 02 05 2014
Audio Link After text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, February 5th, 2015. Three Palestinian officers injured in armed clashes…
Israeli Settlers Erect New Outpost near Nablus
A group of Israeli settlers stormed an outskirt of the northern West Bank village of Beita, to the south of Nablus, on Thursday, where they set up a new illegal…
3 Women Abducted from Al Aqsa Courtyards
Israeli police abducted three Palestinian women on Thursday morning, as they were leaving occupied East Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa Mosque, while 11 settlers stormed its courtyards amid tight security measures.Jerusalem sources…
UNRWA 2015 Gaza Food Assistance in Distribution
UNRWA announced, Thursday, that it had begun distributing its 2015 emergency food assistance to needy refugee families in the Gaza Strip.According to WAFA Palestinian News & Info Agency, UNRWA revealed,…
PA Security Officers Injured in Balata Camp Clashes
Three Palestinian security officers were injured in armed clashes, Thursday morning, between Palestinian security officers and gunmen in the Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus in the northern West Bank.Security…
Ashrawi: Canada Engaged in Political Blackmail against Palestinian Civil Institutions
PLO Executive Committee member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, in response to the Canadian government’s recent decision to terminate a contribution agreement it had between MIFTAH and the Canadian Department of Foreign…
14-year-old Khaled Al-Sheikh is a Threat to Israeli Security
14-year-old teen Khaled Al-Sheikh from Beit ‘Anan village, West Jerusalem, was kidnapped by Israeli forces and has been detained for 40 days, now, under the pretext of throwing stones at…
PPS: “500 Palestinians Are Currently Held Under Administrative Detention”
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that the current number of Palestinians, held by Israel under Administrative Detention orders without charges or trial, has arrived to 500.The PPS said…
Soldiers Invade Nabi Saleh Village
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday at dawn, the village of Nabi Saleh, northwest of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, leading to clashes with local youths. One Palestinian has…
Army Demolishes “Jerusalem Gate” Village Again
Israeli soldiers demolished, on Thursday at dawn, the Jerusalem Gate protest village, in Abu Dis town in occupied East Jerusalem, for the second it in two days. Lawyer Bassam Bahar,…
Soldiers Kidnap Three Palestinians In Hebron
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday at dawn, the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and the nearby towns of Doura and as-Sammoa’, south of the city, and kidnapped three Palestinians,…
Activists Rebuild “Jerusalem Gate” Protest Village
Activists of the Nonviolent Popular Resistance Movement, national and Islamic factions, rebuilt on Wednesday, the “Jerusalem Gate” protest tent village, on Palestinian lands east of Abu Dis town, near occupied…
Soldiers Kidnap Four Palestinians In Jericho
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday, the West Bank city of Jericho, and kidnapped four Palestinians, including a teenager who was kidnapped from a residence belonging to the YMCA in Aqbat…
Several Palestinians Injured In Jenin
Palestinian medical sources have reported that several residents suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, on Wednesday evening, after Israeli soldiers invaded Burqin town, southwest of the northern West Bank…
Israeli Forces Continue to Fire on Gaza Farmers
Israeli forces Wednesday opened gunfire at Palestinian farmers as they were farming their borderline farmlands to the east of Khan Younes, according to WAFA correspondence.Soldiers, stationed in military watchtowers and…
151 Palestinian Children Currently Imprisoned by Israel
At least 151 Palestinian children are currently being held as ‘security prisoners’ in Israeli jails, Palestinian legal monitor Military Court Watch said in a statement, on Tuesday.According to Ma’an, the…
Palestine Today 02 04 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, February 4th, 2015. Israeli soldiers kidnap seven Palestinian children during…
Soldiers Kidnap Seven Children In Hebron, Two In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Wednesday at dawn, seven Palestinian children in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, and two children in occupied East Jerusalem, after invading their homes and…
Army Dismantles “Jerusalem Gate” Protest Tent Village
Dozens of Israeli soldiers stormed the “Jerusalem Gate” protest tent village in Khallet ar-Raheb area, east of Abu Dis town, near occupied Jerusalem, removed the tents, and confiscated property.Dozens of…
Soldiers To Demolish “Jerusalem Gate” Protest Tent Village, East Of Jerusalem
Hani Halabiyya, spokesperson of East Jerusalem Popular Resistance Committees, said Israeli soldiers invaded the “Jerusalem Gate” protest tent village that was installed earlier by nonviolent activists, and informed them the…
Palestine Today 02 03 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015. Eight Palestinians killed in a traffic accident…
8 Killed, Dozens More Injured in Fatal Negev Bus Crash
At least eight Palestinians, all women, have been killed and dozens of others injured in a tragic bus crash occurring in southern Israel, according to media sources.Preliminary reports said, according…
Israeli Police Tour Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa Compound
Twelve Israeli police officers invaded Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque compound Tuesday morning, and toured the area.Later in the morning, some twenty Israeli settlers invaded the compound, accompanied by police and intelligence…
Head of UN War Crimes Inquiry Resigns After Israeli Accusations of Pro-Gaza Bias
The head of a UN inquiry into last summer’s Israeli military offensive in Gaza has said he will resign after Israeli allegations of bias, due to consultancy work he did…
Israeli Settlers Raze 50 Dunams in Salfit Governorate
Israeli settlers, on Tuesday morning, bulldozed over 50 dunams of Palestinian-owned land in the village of Iskaka, near the Za’tara checkpoint, Salfit governorate.PNN reports that, at the present time, eyewitnesses…
Ten Palestinians Kidnapped In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, Tuesday, at least ten Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank after the army invaded various communities, broke into dozens of homes and searched them,…
Israeli Navy Ships Attack Palestinian Fishing Boats In Rafah
Israeli Navy ships opened fire, on Tuesday at dawn, on a number of Palestinian fishing boats in Gaza territorial waters, in Rafah, in the southern part of the coastal region.The…
Palestine Today 02 02 2015
Audio Link after Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Monday, February 2nd, 2015. Israeli settlers leave 10 Palestinian injured in…
PA Tax Revenues Will Continue to be Withheld by Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has given instructions to continue withholding tax revenues which Israel collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority, Israeli media reported on Monday.Daily newspaper Israel Hayom…
560 Trucks with Goods and Fuel Allowed into Gaza
Israeli authorities opened Kerem Shalom trade crossing on Monday, to allow the entry of 560 truckloads of goods and fuel to the Gaza Strip.Chairman of the Coordination Committee for the…
Palestinian Teen Shot and Injured by Settler in East Jerusalem
A settler shot and injured a 17-year-old Muhammad Yusuf Burqan in the Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan on Monday, according to witnesses.The youth was shot while tending to a…
OCHA: 1,177 Palestinians Displaced in 2014
In 2014, Israeli authorities destroyed 590 Palestinian-owned structures in West Bank Area C and occupied East Jerusalem, displacing some 1,177 people, according to OCHA figures.To be noted, this is the…
Israeli Settler Hits Nun with Car in East Jerusalem
A settler’s car, on Monday, ran over a nun in Bab al-Amoud, also known as the Damascus Gate, in occupied East Jerusalem, said a Palestinian paramedic.A nun was hit by…
7 Injured as Settler Crashes into PA Security Vehicle
A settler vehicle crashed into a car belonging to Palestinian Authority security forces near Hebron, on Monday, injuring seven security officers.Palestinian security officials told Ma’an News Agnecy that the crash…
Alexis Tsipras: Israeli Brutality Against Palestinians Must End
‘The brutality Palestine is experiencing must end’, main opposition SYRIZA party leader Alexis Tsipras said on Tuesday, during a rally and march to Syntagma Square, held in protest of the…
Army Kidnaps 16 Palestinians In The West Bank, Jerusalem And Gaza
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, Monday, at sixteen Palestinians, after invading and searching their homes in different parts of the occupied West Bank, including five north of occupied East Jerusalem, and three…
PPS: “Soldiers Kidnapped 120 Palestinians In Hebron, In January”
The Hebron Office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers kidnapped 120 Palestinians, including 2 young women and 25 children, in Hebron, in the southern part…
Israeli Navy Attacks Fishing Boats In Gaza Waters
Israeli navy ships opened fire, on Monday at dawn, on a number of Palestinian fishing boats near the Sudaniyya shore, northwest of Gaza city. Eyewitnesses said one of the navy…
Soldiers Demolish Agricultural Rooms, Well and Walls near Nablus
Israeli soldiers, accompanied by military bulldozers, invaded on Monday morning that village of Qasra, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and demolished two agricultural rooms, a well…
Child Detainees Tortured and Abused by Israeli Interrogators
Hiba Masalha, a lawyer with the Palestinian Detainees Committee, managed to meet a number of Palestinian children imprisoned by Israel, who described to her the horrific torture and abuse they…
PCHR Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the oPt (22 – 28 January 2015)
Israeli forces have continued with systematic attacks against Palestinian civilians and their property in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt) for the reporting period of 22 – 28 January 2015.Israeli attacks…
Nine Palestinians Placed under Israeli Administrative Detention
Israel’s Ofer military court, on Sunday, issued administrative detention orders for nine additional prisoners, the Palestinian Prisoners Society stated.WAFA reports that PPS Lawyer Mahmoud Halabi said the court sentenced Yasin…
Israelis Fire at Palestinian Protesters on Gaza Border
Israeli soldiers opened fire in the direction of Palestinian protesters marching near the border fence in the Gaza Strip, on Sunday.A spokesman for Gaza’s Committee to Break the Siege, Adham…
Palestinian Child Dies after Egypt & Israel Refuse to Open Rafah Crossing
A 9-year-old Palestinian boy named Zaid has died, according to Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency, after Egypt and Israel refused to open the Rafah border crossing to allow him to…
PA Forces Raid Former Intel Chief’s Residence
Palestinian security forces carried out household raids in Nablus and nearby Balata refugee camp on Sunday, including the home of the Palestinian Authority’s former general intelligence chief.Ma’an News Agency reports…
Hit and Run on B’Tselem Photographer in Hebron
An Israeli settler ran over a photographer for B’Tselem Israeli human rights group, near the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron, at noon on Sunday.According to the PNN, sources said that Ra’ed…
Six Palestinians Kidnapped In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday at dawn, a number of Palestinian communities in different parts of the occupied West Bank, broke into and searched dozens of homes, and kidnapped at…
Six Palestinians Kidnapped In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday at dawn, a number of Palestinian communities in different parts of the occupied West Bank, broke into and searched dozens of homes, and kidnapped at…
Palestinian Teen Killed By Israeli Army Fire Near Nablus
Palestinian medical sources have reported that a teenage resident of Burin village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, was shot and killed, on Saturday evening, by Israeli…