The Fog of War: Remembering Muhammad al-Durrah (VIDEO)
Chaos in the streets of Gaza. Israeli forces showered the strip with gunfire while Palestinian medics ran frantically to evacuate those crumpled on the ground with blood rushing from holes…
Signs of Increasing Suicide in Gaza
Muammar Quider was set to marry, but he reached his breaking point as he dealt with the unique pressures of life in the Gaza Strip. The 21-year-old Palestinian recently tried…
Palestine Cries ‘We exist’ as UN Raises its Flag, says Erekat
By Dr. Saeb Erekat, Secretary General of the Palestine Liberation Organisation. For decades the flag of Palestine has represented the struggle of a whole nation for its human and national…
166 Settlers Raid Al-Aqsa
Israeli forces have continued the tight siege and restrictions imposed on Al-Aqsa Mosque and banned Palestinian worshippers from entering the mosque, for the third day in a row.For the third…
Priests Call on Abbas to Address Cremisan Issue at UN
Delivered by Fr. Ibrahim Shomali:Thank you, Mr. President, The CCIA of the World Council of Churches would like to express its deep concern on the building of the Israeli annexation…
UPDATE: 36 Palestinians Detained Following West Bank Clashes
Israeli forces detained at least 36 Palestinians across occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank, overnight Tuesday, a day after violent clashes took place across the occupied Palestinian territory.Israeli police…
West Bank’s Day of Rage
Tens of Palestinians were wounded in clashes with Israeli soldiers Tuesday in protests against Israel’s attacks on al Aqsa and in solidarity with hunger striking prisoners.The Palestinian political and Islamic…
Leg Of Detained Wounded Child To Be Amputated
The Palestinian Detainees’ Committee has reported, Wednesday, that surgeons in the Hadassah Ein Karem Israeli Hospital, in occupied Jerusalem, have decided to amputate the leg of a wounded, and detained,…
Army Kidnaps Fifteen Palestinians In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers continued, Wednesday, the daily violations and invasions targeting the Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem, stormed and searched dozens of homes, and kidnapped 15 Palestinians, including children.The Wadi Hilweh…
Many Children Injured In Hebron, One Palestinian Kidnapped In Surif
Palestinian medical sources in the southern West Bank city of Hebron have reported, Wednesday, that scores of children suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, during clashes that took place…
Army Bombards Several Areas In The Gaza Strip
The Israeli Air Force fired, on Wednesday at dawn, several missiles targeting different areas in the besieged Gaza Strip, causing significant property damage.Media sources in Gaza said the army fired…
Soldiers Attack Ambulances, Kidnap Wounded Palestinian
Israeli soldiers attacked, Tuesday, several Palestinian ambulances while transporting wounded Palestinians to hospitals, in Ramallah, kidnapped one Palestinian after dragging him out of the ambulance, and attempted to abduct another.Medical…
Allan to be Released in November
Israeli authorities will release Palestinian prisoner Mohammad Allan on Nov. 4, a lawyer said Tuesday, alleviating fears that his administrative detention would be renewed again.Jawad Boulos, the head of the…
Hunger Striking Prisoners Suspend Hunger Strike
Hunger striking Palestinian administrative detainees in Israeli jails have suspended their hunger strike on Tuesday, after reaching a deal with the Israeli prison service, according to Minister Issa Qaraqe, Chairman…
UK: Israel Attacked Gaza 696 Times Since Most Recent Ceasefire
The Gaza Strip was attacked at least 696 times on different occasions since the August 2014 ceasefire, said Tobias Ellwood, the UK Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Foreign…
More West Bank Olive Trees to be Uprooted
Israeli authorities delivered notices, on Monday, to Palestinian farmers in Salfit, telling them of plans to uproot 140 olive trees.The Palestinian farms to be targeted by the Israeli occupation are…
At Least 18 Injured in West Bank Clashes
Some 18 Palestinians were injured on Tuesday, as Israeli forces suppressed demonstrations across the occupied West Bank in support of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.Twelve Palestinians were injured as Israeli forces suppressed…
Palestine Today 09 29 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, September 29th, 2015. Israeli troops attack Al Aqsa mosque for…
Army Kidnaps Nine Palestinians In Jerusalem, Attack Worshipers
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Tuesday, nine Palestinians, including three women, in occupied East Jerusalem, attacked several men and women near Al-Aqsa Mosque, and prevented them from entering it.The head of…
Detainee Facing Inhumane Conditions In Solitary Confinement
The Palestinian Detainees’ Committee said a Palestinian detainee, who has been in solitary confinement since September 20, is currently held in a cell that lacks basic requirements, in addition to…
Palestine Today 09 28 2015
Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Monday, September 28th, 2015. Palestinian fighter die in Gaza and soldiers invade Al Aqsa mosque…
Muslim Entry into Ibrahimi Mosque to be Banned for Jewish Holidays
The Israeli authorities announced that the Ibrahimi Mosque, also known as Cave of the Patriarchs, will be closed to Muslim worshippers on Tuesday and Wednesday, for the Jewish holidays, the…
Prisoners’ Center: Hunger Strikers in ‘Real Danger’
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Center for Studies on Monday issued an urgent call for action on 17 hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners, seven of whom the center said were in ‘real danger’.The center…
Army Kidnaps Four Palestinian Children In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, on Monday at dawn, four Palestinian children in the at-Tour village, in occupied East Jerusalem.The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic), in Jerusalem, said the…
Qassam Fighter Killed In Tunnel Accident In Gaza
The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, has reported that one of its fighters was killed, Monday, while working in one of its border tunnels.In a press…
Soldiers Invade Al-Aqsa Mosque, Many Plaestinians Injured
Dozens of Israeli soldiers, police officers and undercover forces, invaded on Monday morning, the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, fired gas bombs and concussion grenades causing many injuries, before forcibly…
Many Injured By Israeli Army Fire In Bethlehem, Teen Kidnapped In Jerusalem
Many Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, on Sunday evening, after several Israeli military vehicles invaded Teqoua’ town, east of Bethlehem. Soldiers also kidnapped a teen in Jerusalem.The…
Wounded Child Detainee Could Lose His Leg
The Palestinian Detainees Committee has reported, Sunday, that detained wounded child, ‘Issa ‘Adnan Adbul-Mo’ty, 13 years of age, currently hospitalized at the Hadassah Israeli medical center in Jerusalem, could lose…
Clashes at Al Aqsa on Last Day of Eid
Clashes broke out in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound when Israeli forces stormed the holy site on Sunday morning, the last day of the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday, witnesses said.Witnesses told…
In Gaza, no figures can express the sorrow
If there is any reason for our existence, at least it should be our capacity to inform about a story while it is happening, in a way that nobody can…
Palestinian Teen Injured By Army Fire Near Nablus
Palestinian medical sources have reported, Saturday, that a Palestinian teen was shot and injured, by Israeli army fire, after several military vehicles invaded Beit Forik town, east of the northern…
Soldiers Assault AFP Crew at West Bank Demonstration
Two AFP journalists were assaulted Friday by Israeli soldiers who destroyed and seized their equipment in the occupied West Bank, after the funeral of a Palestinian killed by the army.A…
PLO: New Israeli Live Fire Law ‘Dehumanizes a Whole Nation’
The PLO secretary-general said, Saturday, that new Israeli regulations authorizing forces to use live ammunition in occupied East Jerusalem served to ‘dehumanize’ Palestinians.Israel’s security cabinet on Thursday broadened the rules…
Amnesty International: ‘Killing Of Hashlamoun Was Extrajudicial Execution’
Amnesty International has reported that it obtained evidence indicating that the killing of Hadeel al-Hashlamoun, 18 years of age, by Israeli soldiers in the southern West Bank city of Hebron…
Army Kidnaps Two Palestinians In Hebron
Two Palestinians have been kidnapped, earlier Saturday, after Israeli soldiers invaded Doura and Halhoul towns, in the southern West Bank district of Hebron.Media sources in Hebron said several military vehicles…
Soldiers Kidnap Five Palestinians In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers, and police officers, have kidnapped on Friday evening five Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem, allegedly after they attacked an Israeli settler, mildly wounding him.The Police said the five…
Three Injured By Army Fire Near Bethlehem, Soldiers Attack Journalists In Nablus
Palestinian medical sources have reported, on Friday evening, that three Palestinians were injured by live Israeli army fire in Teqoua’ town, east of Bethlehem, while many residents suffered the effects…
Two Injured, Dozens Suffer Effects Of Teargas Inhalation in Bil’in
Israeli soldiers assaulted, Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall and illegal Israeli settlements, in Bil’in village west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, wounding two…
Updated – Video: ‘Nablus Police Chief, Daughter Injured by Israeli Fire In Kafr Qaddoum’
The chief of police in the Nablus district and his three-year-old daughter were injured after being shot by Israeli forces with rubber-coated bullets, on Friday, during a raid in the…
This Week in Palestine Week 39 2015
Audio Link After Script Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for September 19th, to the 25th, 2015. this week Israeli…
Clashes as Thousands March in Khatatbeh’s Funeral
Thousands of Palestinians marched in the funeral of Ahmad Izzat Khatatbeh, 25, who died on Thursday from wounds sustained by Israeli forces at the Beit Furik checkpoint, in the occupied…
PPS: “Hunger Striking Detainees Face Serious Health Deterioration”
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported, Friday, that the hunger striking detainees, held in various Israeli prisons, are facing serious health complications, and could suffer further deterioration.The PPS said…
Palestine Today 09 24 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, September 24th, 2015. Palestinian man dies of wounds sustained at…
Nazareth Cinema Lady
The challenging situation of Palestinian women was created by the establishment of Israel.An article by Nirit Anderman appeared in Ha’aretz about a new film, to be screened next week at…
Palestinian Dies from Injuries Caused by Israeli Fire
A Palestinian shot and critically injured by Israeli forces, at a military roadblock in eastern Nablus, in northern West Bank, last week, has died from his wounds on Thursday, medics…
Nine Detainees Forced In Solitary Confinement, Denied Visits
The Husam Society for Detainees and Ex-Detainees has reported, Thursday, that the Israeli Prison Authority forced nine Palestinian detainees in solitary confinement, and denied them the right to family and…
Fourteen Palestinians Kidnapped In Jerusalem, 160 In Eleven Days
Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, on Wednesday at night and Thursday morning, fourteen Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem, including one of the guards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.A worker of the Islamic…
Soldiers Kidnap Nine Palestinians In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday at dawn, the first day of Eid al-Adha Muslim feast, Ras al-‘Amoud neighborhood in Silwan town, in occupied Jerusalem, and kidnapped eight Palestinians, while one…
Al-Adha Martyr In Hebron
She planted three kisses on his forehead, and held him so tight, as this would be the last time she would be able to see him or hold him, hoping…
Al-Aqsa Stormed by Settlers Wearing Priestly Garments
As Israeli police continued to severely restrict Palestinian access into Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, groups of extremist Jewish settlers wearing priestly garments, Wednesday morning ,forced their way into the flashpoint…
Palestine Today 09 23 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, September 23rd, 2015. Palestinians march in the funeral of a…
Extremist Settler Kills 40 Lambs
An Israeli settler ran over 40 lambs in the eastern part of the West Bank city of Nablus, on Tuesday evening.Owner Ayesh al-Da’ajneh said that one of his sons was…
Brazil Denies Contract with Israeli Company for Olympics
More than 30 Brazilian social movements and progressive organisations had called on the Brazilian government to exclude International Security and Defense Systems from Olympics contracts, after the Israeli company announced…
Hashlamon Laid to Rest, Witness Refutes Israeli Account of Death
Hundreds of mourners attended the funeral of 18-year-old Hadeel al-Hashlamon, on Wednesday, a day after the teenager was shot dead by Israeli forces at a checkpoint in Hebron, as a…
PA Demands A UN Investigation Into Hadeel’s Murder In Hebron
The Palestinian National Unity Government has demanded the United Nations to form an international investigation committee to look into the circumstances that led to the murder of Hadeel Hashlamoun, who…
Hebron: Young Woman Dies of Wounds Sustained at an Israeli Checkpoint
Hadeel Hashlamoun, 18, was critically injured and later died of her wounds on Tuesday afternoon, when soldiers shot her at an Israeli military checkpoint in Al Shohada Street in Hebron…
Palestine Today 09 22 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, September 22nd, 2015. Israeli troops kill two Palestinian civilians during…
Complete Closure Imposed on West Bank and Gaza
Israel to impose a complete closure on the West Bank and close all Gaza crossing during Israeli Yom Kippur holiday, Israeli military minister announced.The closure is scheduled to last 36…
Army Detains Three children In Hebron
Media sources in Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, has reported that Israeli soldiers detained, Tuesday, three Palestinian children from Tal Romeida neighborhood, and held…
Young Woman Seriously Injured By Army Fire In Hebron
Israeli soldiers shot and seriously wounded, on Tuesday, a young Palestinian woman, 18 years of age, while crossing an Israeli military roadblock, on the main entrance of the Shuhada Street,…
Three Palestinians Injured In Nablus, One Kidnapped
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and clashed with local youths, wounding three, and kidnapped another Palestinian. Medical sources in Nablus said…
Palestinian Killed Near Hebron
Israeli military sources said a young Palestinian man was killed, on Tuesday at dawn, near the Kharsa Junction, south of Doura, in the southern West Bank district of Hebron. The…
Two Children Kidnapped Near Nablus, One Woman Injured
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday afternoon, the village of Madama, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, kidnapped two children, and wounded one woman.Media sources in Nablus said…
Soldiers Kidnap A Young Woman In Hebron, Three Palestinians Injured
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, close to Midnight Monday, a young Palestinian woman from a village in the southern West Bank district of Hebron. Three Palestinians injured by army fire in Beit…
Palestine Today 09 21 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Monday, September 20th, 2015. Israeli troops invade West Bank communities and…
Police Deployed across Jerusalem for Holidays, Soldier Injured in Nablus Clashes
Israeli police said Monday that thousands of officers would be deployed in occupied East Jerusalem ahead of the Yom Kippur and Eid al-Adha holidays after three days of clashes rocked…
Hebraizing Street Names across Jerusalem Approved, Pro Al Aqsa Rallies Suppressed across West Bank
The Israeli municipality of West Jerusalem approved, last Sunday night, a decision to replace the original names of several streets and districts in and outside Jerusalem’s Old City with ‘Hebrew’…
B’Tselem on the Legal Impact of Using Five Fire Against Stone-throwers
The approval of authorizing the use of live fire against stone-throwers in occupied East Jerusalem, rather than restoring order to the city, would exacerbate the cycle of violence with lethal…
Heads of Churches in Jerusalem Condemn Recent Attacks on Al Aqsa
The Heads of Churches in Jerusalem, on Monday, have released statement expressing serious concerns regarding recent violent development on Haram al Sharif (Al Aqsa Mosque).“We condemn all threats of change…
Israeli Army: Another Rocket Fired from Gaza
A rocket launched from the Gaza Strip landed in southern Israel overnight, Israel’s army said, with no reported injuries.According to Ma’an, the rocket landed in the Hof Ashkelon Regional Council…
Army Carries Out A Limited Invasion In Northern Gaza
Several Israeli military vehicles, and bulldozers, carried out on Monday morning, a limited invasion into Palestinian lands east of Jabalia town, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.Eyewitnesses said…
Soldiers Kidnap Four Palestinians In Hebron
Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, earlier on Monday, four Palestinians in different areas in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, after the army broke into and searched several homes and…
Army Kidnaps 27 Palestinians In Jerusalem, Demolishes One Home
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, the al-‘Isawiyya and Silwan towns, and at-Tour neighborhood, in occupied East Jerusalem, and kidnapped 27 Palestinians, including 11 children. Soldiers also demolished one…
Palestinian Pianist from Yarmouk Joins Migrant Tide
Three years of siege, famine and bombing of his Damascus refugee camp didn’t kill celebrated Palestinian musician Aeham al-Ahmad, but something died inside him the day militants burnt his beloved…
Palestinian Prisoner Dies In Nativot
A Palestinian prisoner, held by Israel on criminal charges, in the Nativot prison, died due to circumstances and conditions that remain unknown. Israel said it would be conducting an autopsy…
Israeli Settler Reportedly Opens Fire on Palestinian Car
A suspected Israeli settler allegedly opened fire, on Saturday, at a Palestinian vehicle near the illegal Israeli settlement of Elon Moreh, in the northern occupied West Bank, a local monitor…
Settlers Continue to Storm Al Aqsa
About 43 Israeli settlers and intelligence members barged into the yards of Al-Aqsa mosque, in occupied East Jerusalem, heavily guarded by Israeli police units.Israeli forces abducted one Palestinian near one…
Stores Demolished Northwest of Jerusalem, Women Assaulted Near Hebron
According to local sources, Israeli forces demolished five Palestinian-owned stores in the town of Hezma, just northeast of Jerusalem, on Sunday. Soldiers also reportedly assaulted two young Palestinian women during…
Israel to Bypass EU Labeling by Direct State Contacts
Israel will circumvent EU plans to label settlement products by directly lobbying EU member states against implementation of this guideline.Israel’s foreign ministry decided last week to ramp up its fight…
Israeli Drone Captured by Hamas in Northern Gaza
The Palestinian resistance movement of Hamas says it has captured a drone belonging to the Israeli regime in the north of the besieged Gaza Strip, the second such incident in…
Egypt Floods Tunnels Along Gaza Border
On Friday morning, the Egyptian army started to pump large amounts of sea water into large pipes that have recently been extended across the border connecting Gaza and Egypt, in…
9 PA Officers Called Out for Excessive Use of Force (VIDEO)
The commander of the Palestinian Authority’s security forces announced disciplinary action, on Sunday, against nine security officers, including five high-ranking officers who were involved in an attack on Palestinian civilians…
Hunger Striking Detainee Denied Access To Liver Medication
The head of the Palestinian Detainees Committee Issa Qaraqe warned, Sunday, that hunger striking detainee Rabea’ Jabarin is facing a very serious health condition, as Israeli continues to deny him…
Seven More Detainees Join Hunger Strike
The Palestinian Detainees Committee has reported, Sunday, that seven detainees went on hunger strike in solidarity with the detainees who started their strike 31 days ago.The Committee said a large…
Reykjavik City Council to Change Resolution on Ban of Israeli Goods
The Mayor of Iceland’s capital Reykjavik, Dagur B. Eggertsson, announced that Reykjavik’s ban of Israeli goods does not affect all Israeli goods but goods produced in illegally occupied Palestinian territories.The…
Six Palestinians Kidnapped in Jenin And Ramallah
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday at dawn, several Palestinian communities in the West Bank districts of Jenin and Ramallah, searched homes and kidnapped four in Jenin, and two in Ramallah.…
Child seriously Injured, Seven Kidnapped In Jerusalem
One Palestinian child was shot in the head, with an Israeli rubber-coated steel bullet, on Saturday at night, suffering a serious injury, after the soldiers invaded the al-‘Isawiyya town, in…
30th Day of Hunger Strike for 7 Palestinian Detainees
Seven Palestinian administrative detainees currently held by Israeli authorities, in solitary confinement, continued a hunger strike for the 30th day in a row, Saturday, the Prisoners’ and Former Prisoners’ Affairs…
Settlers Fill Palestinian Well with Dirt and Rocks near Bethlehem
Israeli settlers, Saturday, buried a Palestinian-owned water well in the town of al-Khader, south of Bethlehem, with dirt and rocks to prevent the owner from using it to irrigate his…
Settler Violence Escalates in the Vicinity of Kiryat Arba Illegal Settlement
The children of the Jabari family in Jabari neighbourhood of al-Khalil are singing along to a Palestinian children’s television show. It is a sunny Saturday morning but in the small…
Gaza, a Constant Slaughter: Testimonies of a Genocidal Aggression
It only depends on us that this mother’s cry of pain does not drown in the silence.19th September 2015 | International Solidarity Movement | Gaza Team “My paralyzed daughter was…
14-year-old Boy Shot and Injured in Kafr Qaddoum
Israeli forces shot and injured a 14-year-old Palestinian boy with live fire, Saturday, during a protest in the village of Kafr Qaddoum in the northern occupied West Bank district of…
Army Bombards Gaza, One Palestinian Injured; Homes And Structures Damaged
Israeli war jets fired, on Saturday at dawn, several missiles into different areas of the besieged Gaza Strip, causing excessive damage to homes and structures, while one Palestinian was injured.…
Many Palestinians Injured Near Jenin
Israeli soldiers invaded, late at night Friday, the village of ‘Anin, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, clashed with local youths, and fired gas bombs at a…
Video: ‘Soldiers Attack, Wound, Family Members In Their Home In Silwad’
Several Israeli soldiers broke into the home of Moammar ‘Ayyad, in Silwad town, in the central West Bank district of Ramallah, and attacked his family with rifles and batons, while…
Soldiers Injure Family Members In Jerusalem, Damage Three Cars
Israeli soldiers attacked, on Friday evening members of the Es’eeda Palestinian family, in Wad al-Jouz, in occupied East Jerusalem, fractured the arm of one woman, shot a girl with a…
Three Palestinians Injured In Bethlehem, Six Kidnapped in Bethlehem and Hebron
Israeli soldiers shot and injured, on Friday evening, three Palestinians, and kidnapped one of the wounded, at the northern entrance of the West Bank city of Bethlehem. Many Palestinians have…
Israeli Army: Rocket Fired from Gaza into Southern Israel
A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip landed in the southern Israeli city of Sderot, on Friday, according to an Israeli army spokesperson.The spokesperson told Ma’an News Agency that the…
This Week in Palestine Week 38 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for September 12th, to the 18th, 2015. Israeli attacks targeting…
Allan Suspends Hunger Strike
Palestinian detainee Mohammad Allan suspended his hunger strike, Friday morning, the head of the legal unit at the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) told Ma’an.Jawad Boulos visited Allan in the Ramla…