This Uprising Is About More Than Knives
When the “intifada of the knives” set off in October, last year, Western reporters flooded into Jerusalem to cover the new “escalation,” to interview people from “both sides of the…
Palestinian Killed, 3 Soldiers Injured at Checkpoint
A Palestinian man was shot dead after shooting and injuring three Israeli soldiers at an Israeli military checkpoint located around the illegal Israeli settlement of Beit El, in the central…
Israeli Soldiers Kidnap Eight Palestinians In Hebron, Two In Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers invaded, earlier Sunday, the southern West Bank district of Hebron, searched homes and kidnapped eight Palestinians. The soldiers also invaded Bethlehem city and kidnapped two others.Media sources in…
Palestinian Vehicles and Equipment Seized in Jordan Valley
Israeli forces, late Friday, confiscated trucks and equipment being used to build a new agricultural road in the Palestinian village of Khirbet al-Dir, in the northern Jordan Valley.The head of…
PCHR Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the oPt (21 –27 January 2016)
Israeli violations of international law and international humanitarian law in the oPt continued during the reporting period (21 –27 January 2016).Israeli attacks in the West Bank & Gaza: Shootings Israeli…
France to Recognize Palestine If Two-State Solution Fails
A Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) official, Saturday, welcomed a recent French bid to revive the deadlocked Middle East peace process and bring about the two-state solution.PLO Secretary-General Sa’eb Erekat stated…
Al-Qeeq: Hunger Striking Journalist Writes Testament
By day 66 of Muhammad Al-Qeeq’s hunger strike, the Palestinian journalist wrote his testament, hoping that he could see his wife and children before dying.Al-Qeeq, who has been on hunger…
Demolition Orders to Displace an Estimated 80 Individuals
Israeli authorities notified Palestinian Bedouin families, on Thursday, of the planned demolition of their houses, giving them a deadline of February 1st to evacuate the structures.The structures are situated between…
Palestinian Cancer Patients Prevented from Treatment (VIDEO)
Israeli Major General and coordinator of Israeli government activities in the Occupied Palestinian territories, Yoav Mordechai, admitted that his government prevents cancer patients in Gaza from receiving treatment.Earlier this week,…
Israeli Injured in Suspected Stabbing Attack
A 17-year-old Israeli was injured near Damascus Gate, in the Old City of Jerusalem, on Saturday evening, in a suspected stabbing attack, Israeli police said.An Israeli police spokeswoman said that…
Eight Palestinians Injured In Gaza
Medical sources in the Gaza Strip have reported, Friday, that at least eight Palestinians were injured by Israeli army fire, during clashes in different areas, close to the border fence…
This Week in Palestine Week 04 2016
Audio Link After Text Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for January 23, to the 29, 2016. As Israeli illegal…
US Reiterates Policy on West Bank Product Labeling
Following Israeli media furor, the US State Department has clarified that recently announced US guidelines prohibiting settlement products from being labeled ‘Made in Israel’ were not new, but a ‘restatement…
Army Destroys Negev Mosque, Mass Demolitions Ordered in Nablus
Israeli authorities, on Thursday, demolished a mosque in the unrecognized Negev village of Rakhama, and issued a demolition order for an area in Nablus, home to 85 residents.According to Negev…
U.S. and British Spies Hacked Israeli Air Force
The United States and Britain have monitored secret sorties and communications by Israel’s air force in a hacking operation dating back to 1998, according to documents attributed to leaks by…
Israel Cuts Off Access to Ramallah for 20 Villages
Israeli forces, on Thursday, closed a main road west of Ramallah city, which connects 20 villages to the economic and cultural hub, the mayor of Ramallah said.Ras Karqar Bahjat Samhan…
Soldiers Injure An International Activist In Nabi Saleh
Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly nonviolent protest in Nabi Saleh village, near Ramallah, and shot an international activist with a live round, while many protesters suffered the effects of…
Soldiers Attack The Weekly Nonviolent Protest In Bil’in, Fire Gas On Homes
Dozens of nonviolent protesters suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation, Friday, after Israeli soldiers attacked the weekly nonviolent protest against the Annexation Wall and colonies, in Bil’in village, near…
Israel Issues Four-Month Administrative Detention Order Against Detained Legislator
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Center for Studies has reported that the Israeli Prison Authority issued a four-month arbitrary Administrative Detention order against detained legislator, Hatem Rabah Qfeisha, 56, for four months,…
Army Invades Students’ Dorms In Al-Quds University
Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday at dawn, the students’ dorms in Abu Dis University, east of occupied Jerusalem, searched and ransacked them causing excessive property damage, and confiscated…
Soldiers Kidnap Six Palestinians In Bethlehem, One In Jenin
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday at dawn, the West Bank district of Bethlehem, searched many homes and kidnapped six Palestinians. The soldiers also kidnapped one Palestinian in the northern West…
Detainee Al-Haymouni Continues Hunger Strike
The family of Palestinian detainee, Wisam Sa’adi al-Haymouni, 36, has reported, Thursday, that their son started his hunger strike in the Majeddo Israeli detention center fifteen days ago, protesting his…
PHRI doctor prevented from visiting hunger striker Muhammad Al-Qeeq
January 28, 2016 – HaEmek Hospital, where hunger striker Muhammad al-Qeeq has been hospitalized for about a month, has prevented yesterday the entrance of a volunteer physician from Physicians for…
Palestine Today 01 28 2016
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, January 28, 2016. Seven Palestinian fighters die in Gaza tunnel…
Japan Condemns Israeli Settlement Activity
The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Thursday, issued a statement denouncing Israeli plans of approving new housing units in West Bank settlements.“Settlement activities are in violation of international law,…
Israel to Evict Several Families in Nablus Region
Israeli authorities, overnight, served several Palestinian families with eviction orders from Ein al-Rushrash, a locality southeast Douma village, south of Nablus, according to a local activist.Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors settlement…
Detention of Rights Activist Extended
Israel has renewed the administrative detention order of civil society activist Itiraf Rimawi, for an additional four months.Rimawi had been scheduled to be released today. Rimawi is the executive director…
Netanyahu Accuses Ban Ki-moon of Encouraging Terror
Israel has accused UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon of encouraging ‘terror’ by suggesting that alleged knife attacks by Palestinian youth were a natural reaction to Israel’s heavy-handed occupation.’The UN lost its…
Barghouthi: Israeli Plans to Fight BDS Proves Movement’s Effectiveness
The Israel Today newspaper, on Thursday, said that Israel is setting plans to combat the BDS movement, as it gains ground.The plan is expected to contain monitoring tools to hinder…
Al-Qassam Brigades Announces Death Of Seven Fighters In Tunnel Accident
The al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, said seven of its fighters were buried under the rubble when a border tunnel collapsed on them, on Tuesday evening, and that…
Army Kidnaps Ten Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers invaded, earlier on Thursday, several districts in the occupied West Bank, searched many homes and kidnapped ten Palestinians, including a father and his son.Dozens of soldiers invaded Beit…
Soldiers kidnap 11 Palestinians, Including A Legislator And Four Children, In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Thursday at dawn, eleven Palestinians, including three children and an elderly legislator, after the soldiers stormed many homes and searched them, mainly in the Old City,…
Child Detainees Deprived of Heat in Hasharon Prison
With a snow storm expected to hit the region by Monday,young Palestinian prisoners in Israel’s Hasharon prison have complained about being deprived of a necessary heating system, according to the…
Gaza: 70% of Israeli UXOs Remain
A year after the 2014 Israeli offensive against the Gaza Strip, 70% of the unexploded ordnance (UXO) remains in the region, UNRWA reported on Tuesday.UNRWA stated, in a report, that…
Palestinian Sentenced to 14 months for Facebook Posts
The Israeli military court of Salem, a few days ago, sentenced Palestinian citizen Mamdouh Abdulhaq, aged 25, from Nablus, to 14 months actual imprisonment and 18 months of suspended sentence…
Israeli Stabbed Near Jerusalem
An Israeli man was injured Wednesday night, in a stabbing attack which took place at a gas station outside an illegal Israeli settlement, to the north of Jerusalem, Israeli police…
Soldiers Kidnap A Young Woman In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Wednesday at noon, a young Palestinian woman while leaving the Al-Aqsa Mosque through the Council Gate, in occupied Jerusalem, and took her to an interrogation center…
Palestine Today 01 27 2016
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, January 27, 2016. Israeli troops demolish two Palestinians homes and…
Army Kidnaps Eight Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, overnight and at dawn Wednesday, eight Palestinians, including two children (12 and 15) after the army broke into their homes, and searched them, in different parts of…
Soldiers Demolish A Palestinian Home In Shu’fat, Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers invaded, earlier Wednesday, a Palestinian home in Shu’fat neighborhood, north of occupied Jerusalem, and demolished the property that was built 15 years ago.The soldiers, accompanied by bulldozers, invaded…
Israeli Soldiers Kidnap Three Palestinians In Jenin
Dozens of Israeli military vehicles invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the towns of Qabatia and Ya’bad, in the northern West Bank district of Jenin, and kidnapped three Palestinians.Media sources in…
Army Demolishes An Under Construction Home In Jerusalem
The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) has reported that Israeli soldiers have demolished, on Wednesday morning, an under construction Palestinian home, in Jabal al-Mokabber town, in occupied Jerusalem.Silwanic…
PA to Allocate 1 Million Liters of Heating Fuel to Gaza
Palestinian Authority cabinet ministers announced, after their weekly meeting on Tuesday, that the government will send one million liters of fuel to the Gaza Strip, in light of the recent…
PM Hamdallah: Hotovely Using Fiction to Whitewash Occupation
In response to an op-ed written for The Wall Street Journal by Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely accusing Palestinians of utilizing foreign aid to support terrorism, Palestinian Prime Minister…
Israeli Settlements: 153 New West Bank Units Approved
The Israeli Ministry of Defense, on Monday, approved plans to build 153 new settlement units in the occupied West Bank.Israeli authorities approved tens of units in at least four settlements…
Palestine Today 01 26 2016
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, January 26, 2016. An Israeli settler dies on wounds and…
Army Kidnaps Three Palestinians In Ramallah And Jerusalem
The Israeli army has kidnapped, Tuesday, three Palestinians, including a former political prisoner, in Ramallah and Jerusalem. Eyewitnesses said the soldiers installed a sudden roadblock, near the main entrance of…
Israeli Soldiers Kidnap Two Palestinians In Qalqilia
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, the villages of Azzoun and Kafr Thulth villages, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and kidnapped two Palestinians.Several Israeli military…
Two Palestinians Killed after Monday Stabbing Attack Identified; Israeli Dies of Wounds
On Tuesday, a 24-year old Israeli woman died of wounds sustained Monday morning when she was stabbed at Horon settlement. The two Palestinians who were killed immediately following the stabbing…
Hunger Striking Journalist Muhammad Al-Qeeq Nearing Death
Head of the detainees and ex-detainees committee, Ashraf Abu Sneineh, on Monday morning, said that the health of journalist prisoner, Muhammad al-Qeeq is deteriorating on a fast pace, confirming the…
Israeli Forces Demolish Palestinian Farmhouse, Shoot Two
In the early morning, 18th January, hundreds of Israeli soldiers entered the Jin Safoot village to demolish a farmhouse belonging to the Palestinian farmer Faed. The barn was serving as…
Israel Launches New Airstrikes on Gaza
Israeli warplanes, predawn Monday, launched multiple airstrikes targeting different locations in the southern Gaza Strip, in yet another act of aggression against the besieged enclave, local sources said.WAFA correspondence said…
Palestine Today 01 25 2016
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Monday, January 25, 2016. Two youth killed in the West Bank…
Soldiers Kidnap Then Release A Young Woman In Jerusalem
The Israeli Police released, Sunday, a young Palestinian woman after kidnapping her under the allegation that she “carried a knife.” She was held in a Police Station in the Chain…
Army Kidnaps Ten Palestinians In The West Bank
Israeli soldiers invaded, Monday, several districts in the occupied West Bank, searched many homes and kidnapped at least ten Palestinians.The Jenin office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said the…
Army Bombards Two Areas In Gaza
Israeli war jets fired, on Monday at dawn, several missiles targeting two areas in the Gaza strip, causing damage. The army said a rocket was fired from Gaza, on Sunday…
Soldiers Kidnap Four Palestinians In Jenin, Two In Nablus
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, earlier on Monday, four Palestinians in the Jenin refugee camp, and in Nablus city, in the northern part of the West Bank.Several Israeli military vehicles invaded the…
List of 162 Palestinians killed since October 1st
The following is a list of names of all Palestinians shot and killed by Israeli fire in the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, including one in…
Netanyahu Vows More Support For Settlements
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed, during the Sunday government meeting, to support settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, including Jerusalem, and to seek ‘a legal process to allow…
Israeli Court Orders Wounded Child To Endure Further Interrogation
The Ofer Israeli military court ordered on Sunday that the wounded detained Palestinian child Ahmad Omar al-Atrash, 13, should remain under interrogation until Thursday. The Palestinian Detainees’ Committee noted that…
Gaza Journalists Demonstrate in Support of Al-Qeeq
Dozens of Palestinian journalists demonstrated on Sunday morning, in front of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights office in Gaza City, in solidarity with hunger striking journalist Muhammad al-Qeeq.The…
Israeli Forces Kidnap Six Palestinians, Including Ex-minister and MP
The army abducted, on Sunday at daw,n six Palestinians from Hebron; a Member of Parliament and ex- minister were counted among them.Media sources reported, according to Al Ray, that forces…
Settlers Torch Palestinian School in Galilee
A group of Israeli settlers, on Saturday night, set fire to a Palestinian school in Tuba village of the Galilee area, inside the 1948 lands.Locals said, according to the PNN,…
Jerusalem Family Forced to Demolish Home
A Palestinian family in the occupied East Jerusalem village of Sur Bahir, on Friday, demolished their own home following an order by an Israeli court.Khalil Dabash, owner of the home,…
Israeli Rabbi Calls for Execution of Palestinians
Chief Israeli Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu announced Tuesday, on Facebook, that Palestinians should be executed in order to establish safety in Israel.“Israeli army has to stop arresting Palestinians,” he posted on…
Member of Qassam Brigades Killed in Gaza Tunnel Collapse
A Hamas-affiliated militant died on Saturday, after a tunnel collapsed west of the city of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, medical and local sources in Gaza said.Gaza’s Ministry…
Palestinian Teen Killed In Abu Dis
Israeli military sources have reported that a Palestinian teen was killed, on Saturday evening, in Abu Dis town east of occupied Jerusalem, when an explosive he allegedly was preparing to…
Child Killed in Jerusalem, Allegedly Attempted to Stab Armed Israeli Guard
Israeli sources reported Saturday, that an armed guard of “Anatot” settlement, north of occupied Jerusalem, shot dead a Palestinian child after she allegedly pulled a knife on him. The child…
Chinese President Calls for Palestinian Rights Amidst Ongoing Tibetan Occupation
Chinese President Xi Jinping said, Thursday, that the Palestinian cause shouldn’t be marginalized and that Palestinian rights must be given back in order to guarantee calm and security in the…
Rights Groups Petition Airbnb, Say No to Stolen Homes
Airbnb* is enabling anyone to rent rooms and vacation homes in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.The list of places to rent, some of them even luxurious cottages,…
Cooking Gas, Diesel Allowed into Gaza via Kerem Shalom
Israeli authorities allowed cooking gas and diesel into the besieged Gaza Strip on Friday, Palestinian sources told Ma’an News Agency.Samir Hamadeh, a board member of an organization of Gaza fuel…
A Decade of Siege on Gaza
With a decade of Israeli-imposed economic siege on Gaza and three devastating wars which accompanied it, the Strip now suffers from an acute housing deficit, with a need of more…
Gazan Families Struggle to Survive in Wreckage Left by Israel’s 2014 Attack
During the latest massacre in Gaza 60-year-old Fatma was one of the many Gazans who lost her home.01/22/16 | International Solidarity Movement | Gaza Team She was sheltering in an…
Gazan Families Struggle to Survive in Wreckage Left by Israel’s 2014 Attack
During the latest massacre in Gaza 60-year-old Fatma was one of the many Gazans who lost her home.01/22/16 | International Solidarity Movement | Gaza Team She was sheltering in an…
Israeli Police Evict Illegal Settlers from Hebron Homes
Israeli forces, Friday morning, evicted dozens of Israeli settlers from two buildings believed to belong to Palestinians in Hebron’s Old City, a day after the settlers forced their way into…
200 Brazilian Academics to Join Boycott Force
In just three days, an online letter endorsing the academic boycott of Israeli institutions, circulated by Brazilian intellectuals, received 200 signatories from faculty across Brazilian universities.According to the Palestinian Campaign…
Undercover Soldiers Injure One Palestinian, Kidnap Him And Two Others, In Bethlehem
Undercover soldiers of the Israeli army infiltrated, Friday, into the northern part of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, shot and injured one Palestinian youngster, and kidnapped him, along with…
This Week in Palestine Week 03 2016
Audio Link After Text Welcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for January 16, to the 22, 2016. This week, British…
Soldiers Attack The Weekly Nonviolent Protest In Nabi Saleh Village
Several Palestinians have been injured, Friday, after Israeli soldiers invaded Nabi Saleh village, northwest of Ramallah, and attacked the weekly nonviolent protest. The army also closed the village, and prevented…
Video: “Soldiers Injure Three Palestinians, Including A Child, In Kufur Qaddoum’
Medical sources have reported, Friday, that three Palestinians, including a child, were injured after Israeli soldiers invaded Kufur Qaddoum village, near the central West Bank city of Qalqilia, and attacked…
Child Injured In Bil’in, Many Protesters Suffer Effects Of Teargas Inhalation
The Popular Committee in Bil’in, in the central West Bank city of Ramallah, has reported that one child was shot with a rubber-coated steel bullet in the head, and dozens…
Eleven Palestinians Injured In Ni’lin
At least eleven Palestinians were injured, Friday, in the village of Ni’lin, northwest of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, after Israeli soldiers assaulted the weekly nonviolent protest.Medical sources…
Soldiers Injure 17 Palestinians In Gaza
Medical sources in the Gaza Strip have reported, Friday, that at least 17 Palestinians were injured by Israeli army fire, in different parts of the besieged coastal region, and that…
PCHR Weekly Report: 5 Palestinians killed, 23 wounded by Israeli Troops this week
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 14- 20 January 2016, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found…
3 Bedouin Houses Demolished in Jerusalem
Israeli forces demolished, at dawn on Thursday, three Bedouin houses in the al-Baba mountain area, in the town of al-Ezariya, located east of occupied Jerusalem.Local sources reported, according to Al…
UK Doctors Call for Removal of Israel from World Medical Association
British doctors have called for the removal of Israel from the World Medical Association (WMA) over claims of “medical torture” on Palestinians seeking treatment.Some 71 UK doctors have started to…
2015: 130 Palestinians Detained for Social Media Posts
The Palestinian Detainees and Ex-detainees Committee, on Wednesday, reported that Israeli forces have arrested some 130 Palestinians for their activities on social media throughout the year 2015.The report by the…
Settlers Attack Homes in Old City Hebron
Israeli settlers, on Thursday, attacked a number of Palestinian homes in the center of Hebron, throwing stones and verbally abusing residents, according to a local activist with Israeli rights group…
Palestine Today 01 21 2016
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Thursday, January 21, 2016. Israeli troops invade West Bank communities, injuries…
Soldiers Kidnap Thirteen Palestinians in Hebron, Ramallah And Tulkarem
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, Thursday, thirteen Palestinians, in the West Bank districts of Hebron, Ramallah and Tulkarem, raising the number of kidnapped…
Two Palestinians Injured, Eight Kidnapped, In Bethlehem
Palestinian sources have reported that dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday at dawn, various communities in the West Bank district of Bethlehem, injured two and kidnapped eight others.Mohammad Abu…
Army kidnaps A Palestinian, Injures Three Others In Tubas
One Palestinian was kidnapped, and three others suffered moderate wounds, after Israeli soldiers invaded, overnight, the central West Bank city of Tubas, and stormed homes and clashed with local youths.The…
Army Injures Three Palestinians, kidnap One, In Nablus
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday at dawn, several areas in the northern West Bank district of Nablus, injured three Palestinians, and kidnapped another. Several Israeli military vehicles invaded Balata refugee…
Soldiers Kidnap A Palestinian Near Hebron
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Wednesday evening, a young Palestinian man at Beit ‘Einoun junction, east of the southern West Bank district of Hebron, allegedly for carrying a knife.Media sources in…
Israel Prepares for Military Actions in Syria and Lebanon
The Israeli military has finished training exercises in preparation for a potential “long-term, multi-front” conflict with Syria and Lebanon, according to a statement released by the army.Major General Aviv Kochavi…
Army Destroys Susiya Shelters
Israeli army forces, on Wednesday, tore down two tents used as shelters by Palestinian families living east of Yatta, in the occupied West Bank, to the south of Hebron.The Popular…
Report: Refugees Again — Palestinians in Syria Have it Twice as Hard to Get Asylum
Palestinian refugees from Syria are amongst the most vulnerable refugees who seek safety in Europe. But, the legal framework that is being applied to their plight is a discriminatory one.The…
Israeli Youths Arrested on Suspicion of Church Vandalism
Two Israeli teenagers suspected of scrawling hate speech on a historic church in occupied East Jerusalem, earlier this week, have been arrested, according to Israeli police.A spokesperson said that a…
Palestine Today 01 20 2016
Audio Link After Text Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday, January 20, 2016. Israeli troops demolish homes in the West…
Army Demolishes A Palestinian Home In Beit Hanina
Israeli soldiers demolished, Wednesday, a newly-built Palestinian home in Beit Hanina neighborhood, north of occupied Jerusalem; the family was preparing to move into their residence next week. The demolished property…