Israeli Extremists Attack A Palestinian Home In Salfit
A group of Israeli extremists hurled stones, on Monday at night, on a Palestinian home in Deir Estia town, west of the central West Bank city of Salfit, causing property…
Army Uproots Farmlands Near Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers invaded, earlier on Tuesday morning, Palestinian farmlands in Artas village, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and uprooted more than 10 Dunams (2.47 Acres) of privately…
BDS National Committee: ‘EU Move to Label Settlement Products is Insufficient’
The following is a statement issued on September 7, 2015 by the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC), the broadest coalition in Palestinian society that leads the global…
Thousands Attend Funeral of Reham Dawabsha, Mother of 18-month old Baby who was Burned to Death
A day after her death in an Israeli hospital from wounds sustained when Israeli settlers firebombed her family home just over a month ago, Reham Dawabsha’s funeral was held in…
Family in Hebron threatened with the loss of their land
The Jabari family in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron) is again facing threats of settlers taking over their land, as the settlers again trespassed onto the land this weekend to conduct prayer…
Palestine Today 09 07 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Monday, September 7th, 2015. Third family member of Israeli arson attack…
Detainees’ Committee: ‘100 Palestinian Children Held In The ‘Ofer Israeli Prison’
The Palestinian Detainees’ Committee has reported that the number of Palestinian children, held by Israel in the ‘Ofer Prison, has arrived to 100, especially since August witnessed the largest number…
Five Palestinians, Including Three Children, Kidnapped In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers invaded, earlier on Monday, a number of Palestinian communities in occupied East Jerusalem, searched several homes, and kidnapped five Palestinians, including three children between the ages of 12…
Soldiers Kidnap Two Palestinian Women
Israeli soldiers have kidnapped two Palestinian women, one from her home near Ramallah, and another while visiting her brother, held by Israel in the Nafha Israeli prison.Media sources have reported…
Reham Dawabsha, Burn Victim from Israeli Arson Attack, Dies Of Her Wounds
Israeli media sources have reported that Reham Dawabsha died of her serious wounds, shortly after midnight on Sunday night, after a deterioration in her health condition, despite a slight improvement…
Palestine and Israel: The Double-Standard
In the world of marketing, it is a given that what ‘delights’ the customer today, will simply be an expectation tomorrow. For example, when cameras were first introduced on cell…
Construction of 3bn Shekel Fence between Jordan and Israel to be Launched Today
The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Minister of Defense, Moshe Ya’alon, are to officially announce the beginning of the 30 KM fence project sometime today.The 30 kilometer fence will…
Netanyahu: Israel Not To Be ‘Submerged’ by Syrian Refugees
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, on Sunday, he would not allow Israel to be ‘submerged’ by refugees after calls for Israel to take in those fleeing Syria’s war.Speaking at…
UPDATE: Police Assault Female Worshipers at al-Aqsa
Israeli police assaulted, on Sunday, a group of Palestinian women who attempted to enter al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem, after being denied entry to the holy site, according to media…
45 Settlers Invade Al-Aqsa Mosque, Conduct ‘Tour’
Settlers broke into the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque from Mughrabi gate, on Sunday morning, amid tight security protection from Israeli police.Al Ray reports that, according to media, the coordinator for…
Riham Dawabsha ‘Responding’ to Treatment
Medical sources said, Sunday, that Riham al-Dawabsha, mother of a Palestinian 18-month-old toddler who was killed in an terrorist attack carried out by Israeli settlers in July, was beginning to…
SodaStream to Shut Down West Bank Factory
SodaStream announced, today, that it will finalize the closure of its West Bank factory in two weeks.SodaStream CEO Daniel Birnbaum commented, earlier, that the boycott only had a “marginal” effect…
Army Kidnaps Four Palestinians, Assaults Three Workers
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, earlier on Sunday, a young Palestinian man in the West Bank district of Bethlehem, one near Jerusalem, and two others Hebron, and attacked three workers from Hebron,…
Video: Soldiers Attack Palestinian Women, Prevent Them From Entering Al-Aqsa Mosque
Israeli soldiers and police officers attacked, Sunday, many Palestinian women, and prevented more than 40 from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied Jerusalem, and accompanied dozens of Israeli extremists during…
Army Threatens Further Collective Punishment Against Zabbouba Village
Several Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Saturday at night, the village of Zabbouba, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and threatened further collective punishment and invasions “should…
Peaceful Activism In Palestine: They Tried To Kill Me
Friday 28th August afternoon we went to our weekly demonstration, against the theft of our land and apartheid wall, in Bil’in. We have been doing this non-violent demonstration for 10…
3 Palestinians Injured at Fateh Conference in Gaza
A number of Palestinians were reportedly injured Saturday morning, after a ‘dispute’ erupted at a Fateh conference in the city of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.Witnesses told Ma’an…
Palestinian Detainees Press Forward with Hunger Strike
The Palestinian National Authority’s Committee for Prisoners’ Affairs (PNA) said, Friday, that eight Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails were on hunger strike over the unlawful policy of administrative detention which…
2 Palestinians Kidnapped in Old City Jerusalem
Israeli forces abducted two young Palestinian men on Friday night, after allegedly assaulting them in the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem, a witness told Ma’an News Agency.Iyad al-Tawil said…
Abbas Urges UN Ambassador to Absorb Palestinian Refugees
PA President and Fateh leader Mahmoud Abbas, on Saturday, instructed Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, to take immediate actions to absorb Palestinian refugees in the occupied Palestinian…
This Time, Abbas’ Resignation May Be Serious
Israeli sources reported that Israel fears that the threat of PA President Mahmoud Abbas’ resignation could be serious, this time.The sources reported that the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
Netanyahu Arrest Petition Hits 100,000
A petition to the UK government and parliament requesting that the government arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ‘for war crimes when he arrives in London,’ reached its target Saturday…
Army Kidnaps Child And A Young Man In Hebron
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, earlier on Saturday, a Palestinian child and a young man, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and Doura nearby town.Media sources said the soldiers invaded…
Soldiers Attack, Wound, A Young Man, Kidnap Two
Palestinian medical sources have reported, Saturday, that a young Palestinian man was injured, after Israeli soldiers violently assaulted him on the al-Hamra roadblock, in the Central Plains of the occupied…
Young Man Injured After Attack By Israeli Extremists In Hebron
Palestinian medical sources in the southern West Bank city of Hebron have reported that a young man was injured, on Saturday at dawn, after a number of Israeli fanatics assaulted…
Army Invades Various Communities In Jenin
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Saturday at dawn, various Palestinian villages and towns, in the northern West Bank district of Jenin, and installed several roadblocks. Media sources in Jenin said the…
Soldiers Attack Weekly Protest In Bil’in
On Friday, Israeli soldiers attacked the weekly nonviolent protest against the Wall and Settlements, in Bil’in village, in the central West Bank city of Ramallah, causing several injuries.Coordinator of the…
Video: ‘Army Attacks Weekly Nonviolent Protest In Nabi Saleh’
Israeli soldiers used excessive force against nonviolent protesters at the weekly protest against the Wall and settlements, in Nabi Saleh village near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, wounding…
Muslims Barred from Ibrahimi Mosque for Six Days
Israeli authorities, on Tuesday, announced that they will close the Ibrahimi Mosque, in Hebron’s old city, to Muslim worshipers, for six days during September, under the pretext of ‘Jewish occasions’,…
Israeli Soldiers Shoot, Injure Child in Gaza
Israeli forces shot and injured a Palestinian child near the shores of the Beit Lahiya village in the northern Gaza Strip, medics said.Medics told Ma’an News Agency that Bilal Abu…
This Week in Palestine Week 36 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for August 29th, to September 4th, 2015. The United Nations…
Testimony: Vittorio Fera on His Arrest and the Israeli System
Vittorio Fera is released on bail after an extremely violent and terrifying time in Israeli prisons.He is falsely accused of throwing stones and attacking Israeli soldiers. His case will be…
Israel Passes ‘Counterterrorism’ Bill in 1st Reading
The Israeli parliament of the Knesset passed a controversial counterterrorism bill in its first reading, on Thursday, when 45 members voted in favor of the bill, while 14 voted against.According…
In Gaza, Grooms Attend Wedding via Skype
Israeli, Egyptian and international siege have been imposed on Gaza for nine years obliges grooms to attend wedding parties via Skype.Andalou/Days of Palestine reports that, in one of the wedding…
UN to Back Raising of Palestinian Flag
A draft resolution on raising the Palestinian flag at the United Nations will likely be adopted next week in time for president Mahmoud Abbas’ visit to New York, the Palestinian…
Palestinian Rafah: 2 Children Injured by Random Egyptian Gunfire
Two Palestinian children from Rafah, in southern Gaza, were injured Monday night by random gunfire on civilian houses by the Egyptian army.Media sources said, according to the PNN, that Adam…
Young Man Wounded, Four Kidnapped, By Israeli Soldiers In Qalandia
Palestinian medical sources have reported that a young man was shot and injured, , on Friday at dawn, and four others have been kidnapped, after dozens of soldiers invaded the…
PCHR Weekly Report: 14 civilians wounded; 69 children made homeless by Israeli forces
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 27 Aug. – 02 Sep. 2015, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights…
Detainee Moved Into Intensive Care Following Serious Deterioration
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that a detainee was moved, on Thursday evening, to the Intensive Care Unit in an Israeli hospital following a serious deterioration in his…
Soldiers Kidnap Two Palestinians Near Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Thursday evening, two Palestinians trying to cross the roadblock, blocking the main entrance of Beit Iksa village, northwest of occupied East Jerusalem.Eyewitnesses told the WAFA Palestinian…
United Nations: Gaza Could Be Uninhabitable Within 5 Years
Living conditions in Gaza are so bad that they’ve been described as ‘less than human’ and potentially uninhabitable by 2020, the United Nations said on Tuesday.The warning comes from the…
Israeli Soldier Arrested for Assaulting and Injuring Detainee
Israeli military police, Wednesday night, arrested an Israeli soldier who was accused of assaulting and breaking the nose of a Palestinian prisoner that had been handcuffed and blindfolded at the…
Israeli Minister of Culture says Soldiers Should Have Shot Nabi Saleh Women
Israeli Minister of Culture, Miri Regev, has said that the army should have shot the Palestinian women who saved Mohammad al-Tamimi from abuse by an Israeli soldier.Israeli Minister of Culture,…
400 Israelis Pray Under Armed Guard at Joseph’s Tomb
Hundreds of right-wing Israelis and Israeli settlers performed Jewish prayers at the site of Joseph’s Tomb, east of Nablus, in the northern occupied West Bank, under armed protection at dawn…
East Jerusalem’s Silwan Under Attack
East Jerusalem’s Silwan is being bombarded by Israeli state and settler land confiscation efforts.Over the last three weeks, Silwan has been bombarded by Israeli state and settler land confiscation efforts,…
Six Palestinian Journalists Kidnapped in August
The Union of Palestinian Radio and Television documented about 20 Israeli violations regarding the rights of Palestinian journalists and media staff working in Palestine this August.The Union stated, in the…
Parents of Tamimi Boy Jailed
Israeli forces took into custody, on Tuesday, the parents of Mohammad al-Tamimi, the Palestinian boy who was beaten by a masked Israeli soldier in Al-Nabi Saleh Village on Friday. The…
Army Demolishes Four Homes, Three Sheds, Near Ramallah
Israeli soldiers invaded, Thursday, the Taybeh village, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and demolished four Palestinian homes and three sheds.The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA)…
Soldiers Invade Nablus
Israeli soldiers and dozens of illegal Israeli settlers invaded, Thursday, the Joseph Tomb area, east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, leading to clashes with local youths; many…
Palestinian Woman, Young Man, Kidnapped In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Thursday at dawn, a Palestinian woman from her home in the ath-Thoury neighborhood of Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied East Jerusalem, and…
Two Palestinians Injured Near Ramallah
Palestinian medical sources have reported that two young men were injured, on Thursday at dawn, after Israeli soldiers invaded the al-Am’ari refugee camp, in the central West Bank district of…
Israeli Air Force Fires Two Missiles Into A Qassam Brigades Site, In Northern Gaza
The Israeli Air Force fired, on Thursday at dawn, two missiles into a site for the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, in the northern part of…
Soldiers Kidnap A Child Athlete In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, Wednesday, the goalkeeper of the Palestine National Soccer Team for Youth, in front of his home in the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem.The child, Omar Ramzi…
Army Kidnaps A Child After Shooting Him in Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers shot and injured a Palestinian child, on Wednesday evening, in the ‘Aida refugee camp, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and kidnapped him.Eyewitnesses said dozens of soldiers…
Palestine Today 09 02 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, September 2nd, 2015. Israeli troops injuries two Palestinians in separate…
Woman Injured, Eight Shepherds Kidnapped Near Nablus
Israeli soldiers attacked and injured, Wednesday, an elderly Palestinian woman, and kidnapped eight shepherds and farmers, in Salem village, east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.Medical sources in…
Detainee Develops Psychological, Neurological Issues Due To 8 Years In Solitary Confinement
The Palestinian Detainees Committee has reported, Wednesday, that political prisoner Mohammad Jobran Khalil, 33, is suffering various psychological and neurological issues, resulting from being held in solitary confinement for the…
Soldiers Demolish Residential Community In East Jerusalem Rendering 94 Palestinians Homeless
In the Context of Forced Displacement Policy in Area ‘C’, Israeli Forces Demolish Residential Community Northeast of East Jerusalem Rendering 94 Palestinians, Including 69 Children, Homeless.In the context of a…
Soldiers Kidnap Seven Palestinians In The West Bank
On Wednesday at dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded various Palestinian communities in different parts of the occupied West Bank, and kidnapped at least seven Palestinians. Israeli fanatics destroy the main power…
Five Detainees Continue Their Hunger Strike In Solitary Confinement
The head of the Palestinian Detainees’ Committee Issa Qaraqe said that five Palestinian detainees, held by Israel under arbitrary Administrative Detention orders without charges or trial, are ongoing with their…
Gaza Could Be Uninhabitable In 5 Years, UN Report Warns
A new report by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) found that under current conditions, the Gaza Strip, home to 1.8 million Palestinians, will become uninhabitable within the…
Palestine Today 09 01 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, September 1st, 2015. Settlers take over Palestinian homes in Jerusalem…
Including A Father and His Son, Army Kidnaps Four In Jericho
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Tuesday at dawn, four Palestinians, including a father and his son, in the West Bank district of Jericho.The Jericho office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS)…
Soldiers Kidnap Nine Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, earlier on Tuesday, at least nine Palestinians in different districts of the occupied West Bank, during various military invasions, and searches of homes.Media spokesperson of the Popular…
Army Demolishes A Home In Jenin
Israeli soldiers demolished, on Tuesday at dawn, the home of former political prisoner Majdi Raja Abu al-Haija, and kidnapped him, in the al-Hadaf area, in the Jenin refugee camp. The…
Israeli settlers take over large building in East Jerusalem; Palestinian protesters attacked
Early Tuesday morning, the Israeli military accompanied a large group of Israeli settlers as they moved into a formerly Palestinian-owned building in the Silwan neighborhood in East Jerusalem. The arrival…
Army Fires Shells Into Two Homes, Demolishes A Store And Walls In Jenin
Israeli soldiers continued, on Tuesday at dawn, their invasion into the Jenin refugee camp, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, and fired missiles into two homes, before…
Army Kidnaps Former Political Prisoner, His Mother, Son and His Brother in Jenin
Dozens of Israeli military vehicles invaded, late on Monday at night, the Jenin refugee camp, in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, rammed a child with a vehicle, and…
Palestine Today 08 31 2015
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Monday, August 31st, 2015. Israeli soldiers attacks farmers in Gaza and…